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Stamps re-sign three impact players

June 29, 2005 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Calgary Stampeders News Release


(Calgary) - Today Calgary Stampeders' Head Coach and VP of Football Operations, Tom Higgins, announced the re-signing of Receiver Nik Lewis, Defensive Back Joey Boese and Linebacker George White to multi-year contracts.

As per Club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.

"From the beginning it has been our commitment to our fans to create an environment within management/coaching and our players of long term continuity," stated President Ted Hellard. "Today we are continuing to fulfill this commitment with the extension of these three key player contracts."

"It's not only great that management is taking continual steps to achieve stability within the Stampeder organization. But it is very positive that players such as these three are committing back to the organization," stated General Manager Jim Barker. "True continuity for the Stampeders is truly a two way street."

"After a full season in the CFL we believe Nik Lewis will take the next step in providing leadership within the team both on and off the field," stated Senior VP of Football Operations/Head Coach Tom Higgins. "Boese is the lone anchor in the secondary from last season, we believe his work ethic and athletic ability will help develop our secondary into a solid unit. In resigning George White, we are able to keep one of the keys to our linebacker core, which will enable the unit to become stronger each and every game."

Below is a closer look at each of the players:

Nikolas Lewis

#82

Receiver

Pro

Entering his 2nd season with the Stampeders ... re-signed on June 28, 2005 ... originally signed with the Stampeders on May 19, 2004.

2004

Lewis entered his first season with the Stampeders as the youngest player on the team ... throughout the season Lewis turned many heads on his determination to pick up yards after the catch ... he led the Stampeders in receptions (72), receiving yards (1045), touchdowns (8), yards from scrimmage (1045), punt return yards (385) and was second in all purpose yards (1496) ... Nik also played a big part on special teams returning the ball 31 times for 385 yards ... he finished the season 4th in the league on punt return average (12.4) with a minimum of 20 returns or more ... his biggest game statistically came back on July 15 vs one of the toughest defences in the Montreal Alouettes ... he recorded 7 catches (season high) for 100 yards receiving (season high) ... another big game came a couple weeks' later on August 7 vs Winnipeg ... where he recorded 5 catches for 95 yards and 2 touchdowns (season high).

College

Attended Southern Arkansas ... in 2003 Lewis was named to the All-American and All-Region Team ... recorded 59 catches for 1,039 yards, 14 TD's ... also had 21 returns for 450 yards on punts ... in 2003 Lewis was named to the First Team Associated Press Little All-America All-Star team for all purpose yards, the D2Football.com Second Team All-American squad as a return specialist, the First Team Football Gazette All-South Region All-Star team, the First Team Daktronics All-South Region All-Star team and the First Team All-Gulf South Conference squad ... won the SAU Outstanding Senior Football Athlete Award ... tied school single Game record with 3 touchdown catches vs. Texas A&M Commerce, tied his own school season record with 14 receiving touchdowns and broke his own school season record with 1,548 all purpose yards ... recorded school season record 450 punt return yards ... also recorded several school career records including 37 touchdowns scored, 2,852 receiving yards, 162 receptions, 36 receiving touchdowns and 222 points scored ... in 2002 he was named to the All-Region Team making 65 catches for 1,265 yards and 14 TDs and returned the ball 15 times for 179 yards on punts ... was named to the First Team D2Football.com All-American team, First Team Daktronics All-South Region team and the First Team All-Gulf South Conference team ... recorded several school records including 1,239 receiving yards in a season, 14 receiving touchdowns in a season, 1,429 all-purpose yards in a season and 22 touchdown catches ... tied school a single game school record with 3 touchdown catches vs. Ouachita Baptist

Noteworthy

Attended high school in Jacksboro, TX ... participated in track specializing in triple jump.

Joey Boese

# 23

Defensive Back

Pro

Entering his third season with the Calgary Stampeders ... re-signed on June 28, 2005 ... originally signed as a free agent on March 5, 2003 ... has played 30 regular season games with the Stampeders.

2004

Played in all 18 regular season games ... was named Western Division All-Star for the first time in his career ... in week 18 vs the Toronto Argonauts Joey received Rogers Player of the Week Award ... recoding five defensive tackles, two special team tackles and one interception ... finished the season second in the CFL (1st on team) with 92 defensive tackles, 13 special team tackles (second on the team), three pass knockdowns, three interceptions and one forced fumble ... recorded a season high 11 defensive tackles vs Montreal on June 26 ... also recorded 10 defensive tackles and one interception vs Hamilton on August 27.

2003

Played in 12 regular season games ... at the end of the 2003 season Joey was named the Stampeders rookie of the year ... this award is picked by members of the local chapter of the Football Reporters of Canada ... he finished the season with 31 defensive tackles, 9 special team tackles (5th on the team) and 3 knockdowns ... he had one of his stronger games in game 10 vs the Bombers where he picked up 4 defensive tackles and recorded a season high 3 special team tackles.

COLLEGE

Attended the University of Wisconsin ... started 27 games for the Badgers ... including 25 consecutive starts ... started all 12 games as a senior in 2001 as the Badgers free safety ... finished third on the team in defensive tackles with 63 and third over-all on the team with 93 total tackles ... he also recorded 30 assisted tackles, recorded 7 pass break ups, while scooping up two fumbles and returning one 26 yards for a touchdown ... was named the Badgers Defensive Player of the Week on two occasions ... the season opener versus Virginia and against Penn State ... against Oregon State he recorded a season high 12 defensive tackles ... played on two winning Rose Bowl teams ... 1999 as the Badgers defeated UCLA 38-31 in a thriller and 2000 as they downed Stanford 17-9 ... was also the teammate of Heisman Trophy winner, running back, Ron Dayne in 1999.

George White

# 38

Linebacker

PRO

Entering his third season with the Calgary Stampeders ... re-signed on June 28, 2005 ... signed as a free agent by the Stampeders on February 21, 2003 ... originally signed as a free agent with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on May 30, 2000 ... has played in 77 career regular season CFL games (Stampeders: 36 regular season) ... and one playoff game with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2002 ... two time All-Canadian ... in 2000 and 2001 ... led the CFL in defensive tackles with 105 ... represented the West as the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie ... at the end of the 2001 season he took advantage of the CFL/NFL players agreement signing with the Green Bay Packers as a free agent on January 21, 2002 ... attended training camp with the Packers but was released ... re-joined the Roughriders late in 2002 and played in five regular season games as well as one playoff game against the Toronto Argonauts.

2004

Played in all 18 regular season games ... finished the season with 87 defensive tackles (2nd on team), 12 special team tackles (3rd on team), nine tackles for a loss (1st on team), five quarterback sacks (3rd on team), two interceptions (tied for 3rd on team) and one fumble recovery ... one of his best performances was on June 26 vs Montreal, when he recorded nine tackles, two quarterback sacks and one special team tackle ... he also recorded a season high 10 defensive tackles on September 10 vs Edmonton.

2003

Played in all 18 regular season games ... led the team in both defensive tackles (76) and special team tackles (24) ... also recorded eight pass knockdowns, three quarterback sacks and three tackles for a loss ... started the season off with a bang recording three defensive tackles, four special team tackles and one knockdown vs the Alouettes ... his consistent play carried throughout the year ... he was all over the field in game 6 vs Argos ... recording a single game high nine defensive tackles and chipped in with one tackle for a loss ... on September 26 vs the Renegades he recorded a season high in special team tackles with five.

2002

Signed with the Green Bay Packers on January 21 ... attended training camp ... was released by the ‘Pack on August 20, 2002 ... re-joined the Roughriders that season appearing in five regular season games ... recorded three defensive tackles ... played mainly on special teams ... picking up seven special team tackles ... played in the ‘Riders playoff loss to the Toronto Argonauts ... recoding four special team tackles.

2001

Played in all 18 regular season games for the Saskatchewan Roughriders ... once again led the team in defensive tackles ... recording 104 ... chipped in with an additional 24 special team tackles ... also picked off two passes ... was named All-Canadian for the second consecutive season... recorded three quarterback sacks and scooped up one fumble.

2000

Signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders as a free agent on May 30, 2000 ... became an immediate impact for the Green Riders ... played in all 18 regular season games ... led the CFL in tackles with 105 ... won the Jackie Parker Trophy as the Most Outstanding Rookie in the West Division and was runner-up to the Blue Bombers rookie, receiver and special teams star, Albert Johnson III as Most Outstanding Rookie in the CFL ... was named All-Canadian ... while recording an additional 22 special team tackles ... three quarterback sacks ... one fumble return for 30 yards.

COLLEGE

Graduated from Boston College with a B.A. degree in sociology and education ... four-year letter winner from 1996-1999 ... started a total of 39 games ... finished his career at BC with 273 tackles and 4 interceptions ... played under former Stampeder defensive coordinator Frank Spaziani... also ran track for the Golden Eagles and was the outdoor champion in the long jump.

NOTEWORTHY

Participates in the Pen Pal for Literacy program in Boston and Walk for Hunger ... in the past he has also worked with Boston College students to prep them for proficiency exams ... attended North Royalton (Ohio) High School, where he lettered in basketball (four years), track (four years) and football (two years) ... garnered all-state honors his senior year at football ... participated in the Big 33 classic and was a Blue Chip All-American.

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