Something is rotten in the signing of Clarence Denmark!
Sometimes I get distracted when thinking about this column when Zoey the Magnificent Himalayan shows up at my side to lick the cheddar off my fingers from the cheddar flavored popcorn.
So when that happened last Friday when the Riders did another cut down of players, it seemed easier to let her lick my fingers on one hand as I scouted the Rider roster with the other.
The Riders made it official that defensive end Eric Norwood was signed; along with former Winnipeg receiver Clarence Denmark and US college receiver Alec Lemon (since the Riders already have Shawn Lemon, will Alec Lemon have A. Lemon on the back of his jersey?) while cutting Canadians Alex Carroll (receiver), Brandon Deschamps (running back) and fullback Carl Fitzgerald along with Americans Sage Harold (defensive line) and Stephen Houston (running back).
The Carroll release was a bit unexpected since the day before Carroll was one of the players modelling the new jerseys. Deschamps was a free agent signing and Fitzgerald was with the Riders last year and apparently could long snap, but not well.