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Texas Tech football players have made their mark in the Canadian Football League for years.
Wide receiver Derrell Mitchell topped 12,000 career receiving yards in an 11-year career north of the border and was inducted into the CFL Hall of Fame in 2016. Linebacker Micah Awe last year set a single-season tackles record for the Calgary Stampeders.
Former Tech offensive lineman Glenn January, defensive lineman Aaron Hunt and defensive back Jamar Wall all distinguished themselves in the CFL.
January was a three-time CFL All-Star in a nine-year career spent mostly with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Hunt was a two-time CFL All-Star and two-time Grey Cup winner in a seven-year career spent mostly with the British Columbia Lions. Wall was a two-time CFL All-Star and two-time Grey Cup winner in a 10-year career with Calgary.
Mitchell and Hunt won the CFL outstanding rookie award in 1997 and 2006, respectively.
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Former Texas Tech linebacker Micah Awe (57) set a Calgary Stampeders’ single-season franchise record last season, the third-highest total in Canadian Football League history. Awe is switching to No. 7 for this CFL season, which begins this week.
Linebacker Micah Awe, Calgary Stampeders
Awe is starting his seventh season in the CFL and second with Calgary. He racked up 134 defensive tackles last season, third most in CFL history, and was the Stampeders’ nominee for the league’s outstanding defensive player. He started all 18 games at middle linebacker and logged four tackles for loss, two sacks, three…
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Author : Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Publish date : 2024-06-06 22:06:54
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