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Two notable roster moves in Stamps camp. First off, Drew Tate is back into action after missing a month an a half with a shoulder injury. He'll retain his place as Burris' backup. That would also spell the end of Michael Bishop who's brief stint running short yardage plays with the Stamps comes to a close. He knew his role coming in and completed it with class. Maybe Winnipeg will pick him up

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The Stampeders have sent lineman Jesse Newman to BC for a 2011 2nd round selection in the CFL Draft and a conditional 2012 fourth-round pick. Newman left the Stamps abruptly at the beginning of the season and returned last week. In his absence the Stamps haven't missed a beat so his departure makes little difference to the team today.

You have to think that BC got the better of this deal, assuming Newman sticks around in football. He very well could anchor that O-line for the next 15 years, assuming he sticks around.


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The Calgary Stampeders continued their rout of veteran players today by shipping standout SB Jermain Copeland to the Toronto Argonauts for WR P.K. Sam. The Stampeders recently let kicker Sandro DeAngelis go last week, this week it's Copeland. The Argos pick up Copeland, and a larger salary, as wll as 850 more yards in receiving and six times the number of TD's than Sam.

It seems Calgary is content with their current slotback situation and though they'd save some extra cash with Copeland. No word on who's going out next, or who will replace Copeland at slotback.

Word out of Stamps camp is that Sandrio Deangelis won't be returning as a Stampeder. I thought he was going to the NFL, but it seems with the latest release from the Stampeders they're cutting ties completely. This is a bit surprising given the fact kickers in the CFL generally stick with their teams (in the league) for 20 years which means Sandro had a good solid 15 years left .

Not only that, Sandro was good, and finding good kickers in a pool of 'not many' is hard. Maybe some unknown will emerge since jobs in the NFL are limited, but fact is someone else will be given the duty of winning clutch games this coming season.


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The Calgary Stampeders have acquired receivers Romby Bryant and Arjei Franklin from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a deal for receivers Jabari Arthur and Titus Ryan, plus defensive lineman Odell Willis.

Calgary also gets a third-round pick in 2010 and the rights to an unnamed negotiation-list player, while fourth and sixth round picks in 2010 also went to Winnipeg.

You expected Calgary to deal with the loss of Thelwell and Rambo no closer to returning. here is the break down of the trade from our perspective.
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Getting ready for July 1st, 2009, the kick-off to the 2009 CFL season, the Stamps have finalised their roster.

RELEASED

Receiver Jackie Chambers*
Quarterback Matt D’Orazio*
Offensive lineman John Hashem
Defensive back Anthony Ivy*
Defensive lineman Julian Jenkins*
Receiver John Kanaroski
Defensive lineman E.J. Kuale*
Defensive back Perry Kyles*
Receiver Vincent Marshall*
Fullback Scott McHenry
Running back Cedric Thompson*
Jojuan Armour (Released before)

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The Calgary Stampeders released the following players today:

• Defensive end Anthony Gargiulo
• Receiver Chris Jackson
• Defensive back Willie Byrd
• Receiver Greg Hetherington
• Defensive tackle Marcus Parker

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The Calgary Stampeders are reporting that Jeff Pilon has signed a multi-year extension with the team. This is good news as Pilon as one of the top Canadian--actually top offensive lineman--in the league. He'll shore up the line with the two rookies starting to solidify their place on the team.

Jeff Pilon comments on the signing.

No point re-writing stories. But Ben Sankey, after deemed fit enough to play, was released by Calgary. Turns out Winnipeg doesn't want to pay anything for another QB even though they may need the help.... Hopefully someone gives him a shot cause he could put up some numbers.

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The Stamps cut their roster down today and some key names have gone which may leave Stamps fans scratching their heads. The big names were mostly on the defensive side. On the defensive line Terrance Patrick is no longer in the mix, once highly touted under the Creehan regime. Same goes with Trey Young, a fan favorite for his monstrous hits. This one makes the least sense but what can you do with the ratios the CFL imposes. Young was probably one of the better safety's in the league, however, was moved to linebacker because Calgary wanted to use two Canadians at the spot (Lysack and Kharikari). That meant Yound had to try his can at lineback which he did. Turns out the team wants to keep Matt Grootegoed at middle lineback. I haven't seen Grootegoed make plays for a while, he's small and subject to mistakes on the line. But perhaps things have changed since......

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