RedBlacks Sign National Receiver Lemar Durant
Published on February 17, 2023 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Ottawa RedBlacks News Release
OTTAWA - The Ottawa REDBLACKS have signed National receiver Lemar Durant to a one-year contract, the team announced today.
Durant, 30, has suited up in seven CFL seasons, most recently with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2022. He appeared in 11 games, hauling in 12 passes for 112 yards, and a touchdown.
A native of Vancouver, BC, Durant was drafted in the second round, 18th overall, by the Calgary Stampeders in 2015. He spent four seasons in Calgary, highlighted by a Grey Cup victory in 2018, in which he earned Most Outstanding Canadian honours for the championship game. He then spent two seasons with the BC Lions, before moving on to Hamilton.
Through 85 career CFL games, Durant has caught 195 passes for 2,465 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns, to go with 67 rushing yards on nine carries.
National receiver Lemar Durant
HEIGHT: 6-2 | WEIGHT: 218 lbs | BIRTHDAY: 1992-08-20
HOMETOWN: Vancouver, BC | SCHOOL: Simon Fraser
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