ontaria wilson released

[TecnoGenius]

somehow the argos convinced him to return to the team.  how aggressive are we being?

Exactly.  Seems par for the Mafia course.  If we're dangling just the continuation of ELC, plus maybe a lock-in for '26 with a bum deal (like less than D.Mitchell), I can see him & his agent saying "no thanks".

[TecnoGenius]

Every week on an NFL practice roster is $13000 US per week.

(Really? Crazy.)

But he has to crack a PR to get that huge payday... traveling the country for "looks" and "work ups" doesn't pay him anything, except maybe travel & per diem...

[TecnoGenius]

On the Coach's show last night O'Shea said Pokey's agent and the scouting staff were in contact and said when a player goes to NFL tryouts they usually aren't in a rush to and stay until they exhaust all their opportunity's.  (going on my memory)

I've noticed that in the last 1-2 years the NFL players have been coming back faster and not doing the multi-team rejection dance.  I think a lot of CFL players have talked to a lot of the CFL->NFL rejects, who probably all universally say to just come back right away.

It's different if you can make a PR and stick all season... but when you can't even crack a PR, I think the trend is to return to the CFL.  You can always get more tape and try again in 250 days.

[blue_gold_84]

I think today's the day we find out if a waived player like Wilson gets offered a PR spot.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[Waffler]

I think today's the day we find out if a waived player like Wilson gets offered a PR spot.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Correct. But he could still choose to wait in case of injuries. Realistically he is not going to be anyone's first call but it is up to him to decide when he's waited enough.

[theaardvark]

Each player has to decide how long his NFL dream will last.

We have no idea what teams are telling players, or how much "mileage" each player is willing to put on chasing the dream.

It could be a player chases through a couple of team changes, and a couple seasons on PR's to get a few games a season on an AR as a third string backup (Strevey) before coming back, or wanting to actually play and come back once given his first walking papers.

If offered a PR spot, from a financial standpoint, that's better than a CFL ELC, but does it help/hurt his development?  Certainly doesn't get him live game play.

[Jesse]

I think today's the day we find out if a waived player like Wilson gets offered a PR spot.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

The waiver claims need to be made today, but PR's won't be filled until after they go through. It could still be a day or two until it all shakes out. Especially for someone like Wilson.

[blue_gold_84]

I can't say his chances of sticking on a PR are too high, then.

Just. Come. Back. To. Winnipeg. Ontaria!

[GOLDMEMBER]

Looks like a Banjo bowl return is at best case scenario.

Side note Demski and Schoen back this week would be monumental.