1969 NAAF Draft Preview

Hybrid Conference Results

Canada East Hybrid Conference
WEST
(3) Toronto Dukes
(7) Hamilton Howlers
St. George Maples
London Forresters
Kitchener-Waterloo Provincial Beavers
Dominion Knights
Sudbury Prov Miners

EAST
(5) Majeure Montreal Insulaires
(8) St-Laurent Cavaliers de Riviere
Rideau Rams
Nova Scotia Armada
Montreal Provincial Panthers
New Brunswick Pirates
Mont-Bellevue Geais Bleus

CEHC Playoffs
(3) TORU 17-11 (7) UHAM
(5) MMTL 24-21 (8) ST-L

CEHC Championship
(3) TORU 18-7 (5) MMTL

America East Hybrid Conference
(1) New England Cardinals
(2) Rhode Island State Bulldogs
(4) Western New York Whitetails
(6) Haynes Colonials
(9) Upstate Bluebirds
(10) Maine State Acadians
West Mass State Rangers
Cambridge of Boston Cubs
Vermont Republic Mountaineers
Concord-Manchester Fighting Pike
Erie Sailors
WNY-Rochester

AEHC Playoffs
(1) UNE 30-13 (6) HAY
(2) RISU 28-10 (4) WNY

AEHC Championship
(1) UNE 17-19 (2) RISU

Hybrid Football Championship
(2) RISU 24-17 (3) TORU

The 1968 college hybrid football season would be dominated by 2 teams from the AEHC: The New England Cardinals and The Rhode Island State Bulldogs. The two teams featured dominant defences that crushed the competition, while their offences were near the top-ranked as well. With both schools dominating, the rivalry between the schools was heated throughout the year. Each school argued over which of their QBs was the better QB from either team. New England featured the accurate pocket passer of Cyrus Olds. Olds was a sturdy leader that delivered the ball well, but the criticism for him was that he needs a system and doesn’t look past his first or second options. As for Providence, they had probably the more electric QB in Edwin Hunt. Hunt has a very big personality, with maybe too much confidence, but it seems to prevent him from being affected by pressure. He makes a lot of wild throws, certainly not as accurate as Olds, but his passes usually pick up more yardage. Hunt appeared to have won the argument between the pair as he did lead the Bulldogs on a clutch, game-winning drive to top the Cardinals in the AEHC Championship before he helped the team earn their first National title in Hybrid Football.

While the QBs were the centre of attention for the two rivals, there was of course plenty of talent elsewhere, especially on the defence. For New England, you had LB Garrett Roberts, who was utterly dominant in stopping opposing players dead in their tracks. Roberts is a masterful tackler that should make a huge impact at the next level. Defensive partner, LB Reuben James, was the true hammer of the two, sometimes hitting players so hard they forgot they were in a football game. The big knock on James is that he does tend to miss tackles more frequently or get juked out of his shoes as some would say it. DB Lance Lee and OL Carlton Vanderbilt round out the top prospects from New England. 

As for Rhode Island State, they have some heavy hitters like DL Gavin Shaw, who was an expert in beating his blockers to get into the backfield, and LB Willie Stetson, who is a heavy hitter like Reuben James but does have more abilities in pass coverage which makes him a bit more dynamic. 

As for the rest of the AEHC, the talent does fall off significantly. Western New York features some solid players like DB Chandler Gage and OL Randy Mellement. However, there has been some attention thrown at WR Tyreek Flores, who made a couple of incredible catches this season that had fans thinking he could be a 1st round talent, but his lack of speed makes him look like more of a late 2nd rounder. Haynes had a bit of a down year in terms of prospects, but some think LB Everett Lynch could be a surprise in the later stages of the draft, as he has shown some next-level intelligence and unwillingness to give up. 

The CEHC was a bit more of a mess when compared to the AEHC. The Toronto Dukes were the best team and earned their #3 ranking after upsetting the then #3 ranked Western New York late in the season. Toronto was led by what some view as the best prospect in the draft in WR Justin Palmer. Palmer was the perfect #1 weapon in the Dukes’ offence, being able to make almost every catch and found ways to pick up more yards than he should have. 

UHamilton suffered from their loss of QB Drake Young, but they still sported a solid squad led by DL Eugene Case and TE John Schall. Case has some great strength which he uses to overpower O-linemen, but that could be an issue at the next level when he faces stronger players. As for Schall, he helped massively in the Howlers’ run game being a premier lead blocker on the edge, while also making some plays with the ball. He should be the top TE taken in this draft. 

Majeure Montreal continued to be the strongest team in the East Division, being led by a pair of defensive stars in S Gérald LeCroix and DB Jean Paul du Pont. LeCroix was especially notable for having 9 interceptions and 4 forced fumbles in his senior year. St-Laurent was still strong as usual led by OL Jean Baptiste Francois and WR Bruno Lemieux, the younger cousin of QB Charles Lemieux and RB Théodore Lemieux. 

Outside of the top teams, a couple of standouts were OL Graeme McDouglas out of Nova Scotia, who had one of the cleanest OL records in his senior year, only letting one guy ever get a sack on him. RB Jeremy Royal carried the Rideau Rams to a 3rd place finish in the CEHC East Division, and projects as the best running back available. 

This draft will also feature a group of prospects making the move over from the American football schools to the hybrid game. A pair of them are viewed to be difference makers in the NAAF. First is DL Dallas Breaker out of Allegheny, who made the switch due to loving what he saw out of the Blacksmiths during the summer. Breaker’s speed and effort carried him to a very strong season on the DL with 12 sacks this season. 7 of those sacks came in the 4th quarter, during crucial moments. There is also OL Artem Sobakov, who is a towering lineman out of B-Met and has all the physical attributes to be a very good lineman. The last player of note would be RB Tyler Kuhn, who had a stellar season at Daniel Boone, where he set many school records. Unfortunately, despite his great play, a lot of scouts will say that even okay players can look great in the usually weak program. 

Lastly, just a touch on the other QBs in the class. QB Madison Beck took over for Drake Young at UHamilton. Beck may have been lifted due to the strong system the team plays with, but he’s got arm talent to make it worth a shot. QB Logan West comes out of Central Pennsylvania. He has the arm strength to get the ball where it needs to go, but struggles in the pocket, especially being aware of players around him causing a fair amount of fumbles and deflected passes. Then, there is QB Holland Oates out of Jersey State, who is a wildcard, but he has a strong arm…at least that’s what we are getting out of “Howitzer” being the only note on this scouting slip given to us by some guy named Roger.

The Gains Report Top 25 Prospects
1 - WR Justin Palmer - Toronto - Vincent Desjardins - Kingsfan11
2 - DL Dallas Breaker - Allegheny - Sterling Brantley - Darknes
3 - LB Garrett Roberts - New England - Johnny Armando - Stickman
4 - OL Artem Sobakov - Brooklyn Metro - Barry Williams - ZO82
5 - DL Gavin Shaw - Rhode Island State - Vincent Desjardins - Kingsfan11
6 - LB Willie Stetson - Rhode Island State - George Stefanakis - Dan O’Mac
7 - S Gerald LeCroix - Majeure Montreal - Sterling Brantley - Darknes
8 - OL Carlton Vanderbilt - New England - Kenneth Jones - Enigmajones
9 - LB Reuben James - New England - Ivan di Marco - idm
10 - DB Chandler Gage - Western New York - Jayson Hawkins - Jayhawk
11 - OL Graeme McDouglas - Nova Scotia - Sterling Brantley - Darknes
12 - WR Matthew de la Cruz - Northern Indiana - Barry Williams - ZO82
13 - DB Tomik Vrana - Toronto - Sterling Brantley - Darknes
14 - QB Edwin Hunt - Rhode Island State - Wally Flowers - Wallflower
15 - TE John Schall - UHamilton - Timmy Bjarnathan - NoE38
16 - OL Jean Baptiste Francois - St-Laurent - Barry Williams - ZO82
17 - RB Jeremy Royal - Rideau - Vincent Desjardins - Kingsfan11
18 - DB Jean Paul du Pont - Majeure Montreal - Ivan di Marco - idm
19 - OL Randy Mellement - Western New York - Ivan di Marco - idm
20 - DL Eugene Case - UHamilton - Brad Cumberland - DireBear
21 - WR Tyreek Flores - Western New York - Vlad Valasiuk - vladee
22 - QB Cyrus Olds - New England - Ivan di Marco - idm
23 - RB Tyler Kuhn - Daniel Boone - Ivan di Marco - idm
24 - LB Everett Lynch - Haynes - Ray J. Story - RaysUp
25 - DB Alonzo Gray - Louisville State - George Stefanakis - Dan O’Mac
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34 - DB Michael Cope - Baltimore State - Jimmy Yamamoto - QCS
43 - WR Buzz Hronak - Maine State - James Herr-O’Nark - JamHeronArk
66 - QB Holland Oates - Jersey State - Roger Roy! - Scratch

Draft Order and Picks and Needs

1 - Minnesota Serpents
Picks: 1, 14, 27, 40, 53
Needs: OL, LB, RB

2 - Providence Gold Stars
Picks: 2, 15, 28, 41, 54
Needs: DB, OL, DL, LB, WR, QB

3 - Louisville Thunder
Picks: 3, 16, 29, 42, 55, 57, 60
Needs: DL, LB, DB, OL

4 - Montreal Rouge
Picks: 4, 17, 22, 30, 31, 43, 52
Needs: LB, WR, DB, RB

5 - Boston Independents
Picks: 5, 18, 35
Needs: 3RB, OL, DL, LB, DB

6 - Pittsburgh Blacksmiths
Picks: 6, 19, 32, 38, 45, 58
Needs: DB, WR, OL

7 - London Tigers
Picks: 7, 10, 20, 33, 59, 65
Needs: LB, DB, OL, RB, DL, QB

8 - Long Island Raiders
Picks: 8, 21, 24, 34, 47, 51
Needs: DL, LB, OL, TE, S

9 - Buffalo Blue Wings
Picks: 9, 48, 61
Needs: OL, DL, LB, DB, WR, 3RB

10 - Toronto Steelheads
Picks: 23, 36, 49, 62
Needs: OL, LB, DL, QB

11 - Ottawa Royals
Picks: 11, 46, 50, 63
Needs: DL, LB, OL, WR, RB

12 - Indiana Victors
Picks: 12, 25, 39, 44, 64
Needs: DL, LB

13 - Halifax Mariners
Picks: 13, 26, 56
Needs: DB, OL, QB, DL

Nice!   Roberts is gonna be a really interesting prospect for the Serpents (I think he's my first ever #1 overall pick!  woot!), could be a pain in the neck to deal with, but the talent's definitely there!

1969 NAAF Draft - Rounds 2-5

Round 2
Right as the 2nd round was about to begin the draft saw another trade happen. The Royals were back at it making a big move with the Minnesota Serpents. In the Serpents’ first-ever trade they would send expansion tagged and Ottawa native, DL Winfield Winchester, the 14th overall pick, and the 53rd overall pick to the Royals in exchange for 24-year-old WR Ferdinand Matthews, the 17th overall pick and the 46th overall pick. The Royals are very happy to get a D-lineman who should be a long-term option for them in the defence, while the Serpents do get a young WR who has chemistry with QB Martin Keller from their time together in college and with the Royals. 

With the pick the Royals now had, they would get a replacement for Ferdinand Matthews in grabbing WR Matthew de la Cruz out of Northern Indiana. de la Cruz is a tough receiver with strong route running that can make him a great slot option for the team in the future. After Ottawa, the Gold Stars would be up to pick for the second time and they would be the first to draft a QB in taking RISU’s Edwin Hunt. The selection was not a surprise for anyone as there was certainly pressure from the fans and ownership that wanted the local hero to be the future of the Gold Stars. 

Louisville would follow those picks up with a bit of a reach taking the 25th ranked DB Alonzo Gray with the 16th pick. Not many are surprised considering the player is from Louisville State which the Thunder have always been willing to take players from. With the pick Minnesota got from Ottawa, they would take a chance on S Gérard LaCroix who had slipped from being a first-round talent into the 2nd. LaCroix certainly has the potential to be a star S in the NAAF. 

Boston tried to right the wrongs of not taking WR Justin Palmer by taking a WR in the second round with Tyreek Flores, who is a pretty talented catcher, which isn’t bad for a consolation prize. Pittsburgh would aim to shore up their O-line with Jean Baptiste Francois out of St-Laurent, who is a pretty solid 2nd round pick. The Tigers would pick their 2nd LB of the draft, taking chance on the intelligent Everett Lynch, who some think is a dark horse to be a solid player at the next level. After that, Providence would grab an OL in Randy Mellement to continue to add to their offence, before Montreal would take the first TE of the draft in John Schall out of UHamilton to fill the hole left by TE Hunter Ziegelbauer. 

Minnesota would end up making a 2nd trade late in the 2nd round, sending the expansion-tagged OL, Mason Fitzpatrick and the 27th selection to the Toronto Steelheads in exchange for the 23rd and 36th overall picks and OL Elliot Owen. Fitzpatrick is a great acquisition for the Steelheads as he is a former 1st round pick and is still just getting into his prime. With the 23rd pick, Minnesota would grab the local talent in DL Ferris Kane out of St. Paul. 

After that, the Gold Stars would finally grab a DB with Michael Cope out of Baltimore State. Then, Indiana would go local with OL Rocco Zacharyia out of Northern Indiana and Halifax would end the round with DB Lance Lee out of New England. 

Round 2 Picks
14 - OTT (from MIN) | WR Matthew de la Cruz | Northern Indiana* - Chicago, IL - ZO82
15 - PRO | QB Edwin Hunt | Rhode Island State - Narragansett, RI - Wallflower
16 - LOU | DB Alonzo Gray | Louisville State* - Cincinnati, OH - Dan O’Mac
17 - MIN (from MTL via OTT) | S Gérard LaCroix | Majeure Montreal - Montreal, QC - Darknes
18 - BOS | WR Tyreek Flores | Western New York - New York City, NY - vladee
19 - PIT | OL Jean Baptiste Francois | St-Laurent - Montreal, QC - ZO82
20 - LDN | LB Everett Lynch | Haynes - East Hartford, CT - RaysUp
21 - PRO (from LI) | OL Randy Mellement | Western New York - Buffalo, NY - idm
22 - MTL (from BUF) | TE John Schall | UHamilton - Hamilton, ON - NoE38
23 - MIN (from TOR) | DL Ferris Kane | St. Paul* - St. Paul, MN - Darknes
24 - PRO (from OTT via LI) | DB Michael Cope | Baltimore State* - Frederick, MD - QCS 
25 - IND | OL Rocco Zacharyia | Northern Indiana* - South Bend, IN - Stickman
26 - HFX | DB Lance Lee | New England - Worcester, MA - DireBear

Round 3
Toronto would finally make their first draft selection and go way off the board in grabbing DL Irwin Anthonyson out of St. George. Anthonyson came into the draft ranked 40th overall by The Gains Report. Long Island made just their second selection and continued to add to their defence with Detroit Tech’s LB, Callum Owen.

Other notable picks would see Montreal grab the younger cousin of the Lemieux brothers in WR Bruno Lemieux. Then, the first running backs would go off the board with Minnesota taking a chance on Daniel Boone’s RB Tyler Kuhn and then the Tigers following that up with RB Jeremy Royal out of Rideau. 

Round 3 Picks
27 - TOR (from MIN) | DL Irwin Anthonyson | St. George - Toronto, ON - Wallflower
28 - LI (from PRO) | LB Callum Owen | Detroit Tech* - Detroit, MI - ZO82
29 - LOU | OL Gordie Hammarstein | Major Cincinnati* - Cincinnati, OH - Stickman
30 - OTT (from MTL) | OL Randall McCutchen | UHamilton - Hamilton, ON - Jayhawk
31 - MTL (from BOS) | WR Bruno Lemieux | St-Laurent - Donnacona, QC - Kingsfan11
32 - PIT | WR Justin Anger | Upstate - Schenectady, NY - RaysUp
33 - LDN | DL Lars Steiner | UHamilton - Hamilton, ON - ZO82
34 - LI | OL Tony D’Allesandro | Brooklyn Metropolitan* - Brooklyn, NY - Darknes
35 - BOS (from BUF) | LB William Kirkpatrick | Haynes - Hartford, CT - DireBear
36 - MIN (from TOR) | RB Tyler Kuhn | Daniel Boone* - Richmond, KY - idm
37 - LDN (from OTT) | RB Jeremy Royal | Rideau - Montreal, QC - Kingsfan11
38 - PIT (from IND) | LB Matteo Neumayer | Haynes - Waterbury, CT - ZO82
39 - IND (from HFX) | OL Peter Manning | Major Ohio* - Elyria, OH - Wallflower

Round 4
In the 4th Round, Providence would finally select S Murdoch Chesterman who slid down from 31st ranked to pick 41. Montreal would also look to find a long-term replacement for Hugo Hughes with RB Jonathan Rougeau. 

Providence and Indiana would swap picks in a trade that sent pick 44 to Providence in exchange for pick 47 and Providence’s 5th round pick in 1970. Providence would grab LB Cliff Wind with the selection, while Indiana would get LB Maxwell Trevorrow with the later pick. 

The next 2 QBs would go off the board with Pittsburgh grabbing Cyrus Olds out of New England to add some stability behind Louis Vaughn. Then, the Steelheads would grab QB Madison Beck out of UHamilton with the 49th selection. 

Round 4 Picks
40 - MIN | WR Buzz Hronak | Maine State - Bangor, ME - JamHeronArk
41 - PRO | S Murdoch Chesterman | Toronto - Toronto, ON - ZO82
42 - LOU | DB Darian Quesada | Manhattan College (DIV II) - New York City, NY - Wallflower
43 - MTL | RB Jonathan Rougeau | Majeure Montreal - Montreal, QC - Kingsfan11
44 - PRO (from BOS via IND) | LB Cliff Wind | Cambridge of Boston - Watkins Glen, NY - Dan O’Mac
45 - PIT | QB Cyrus Olds | New England - Boston, MA - idm
46 - MIN (from LDN via OTT) | DB Anthony Proulx | Montreal Provincial - Montreal, QC - Kingsfan11
47 - IND (from LI via PRO) | LB Maxwell Trevorrow | London - London, ON - ZO82
48 - BUF | DL Kevin Patterson | Haynes - Hartford, CT - Kingsfan11
49 - TOR | QB Madison Beck | UHamilton - Burlington, ON - Wallflower
50 - OTT | DL Obert Roux | Vermont Republic - Cowansville, QC - Vermont Republic - ZO82
51 - LI (from IND) | S Homer Stryker | Michigan U* - Kalamazoo, MI - Dan O’Mac
52 - MTL (from HFX) | WR Taylor Middleton | West Mass State - Holyoke, MA - Darknes

Round 5
In the final round, there would be one last trade that saw the Blue Wings send LB Linus Kinjerski to Louisville to clear some cap in exchange for WR Nick Nacker (with $3,500 retained salary) and the 55th overall pick. With the 55th pick, the Blue Wings would add another WR in Boris Bohka, who is the first Polish-born player to be drafted into the NAAF. Halifax would follow up the pick in drafting the 4th QB of the draft with Logan West out of Central Pennsylvania. 

Pittsburgh also drafted RB Icarus Zola after having drafted his college teammate WR Justin Anger earlier in the draft. Finally, London would close out the draft with S Mitchell Schoonhoven out of Nova Scotia. 

Round 5 Picks
53 - OTT (from MIN) | RB Théomire Desormeaux | St-Laurent - Quebec City, QC - ZO82
54 - PRO | DB Mackenzie O’Daniels | Major Wisconsin* - Green Bay, WI - idm 
55 - BUF (from LOU) | WR Boris Bohka | Western New York - Warsaw, PL - Darknes
56 - HFX (from MTL) | QB Logan West | Central Pennsylvania* - Hershey, PA - ZO82
57 - LOU (from BOS) | OL Gleeson Seidl | Michigan U* - Charlotte, MI - Dan O’Mac
58 - PIT | RB Icarus Zola | Upstate - Rome, NY - JamHeronArk
59 - LDN | OL Bert Sherman | The Colonies* - Richmond, VA - idm
60 - LOU (from LI) | WR Frank MacCoghlan | Allegheny* - Pittsburgh, PA - ZO82
61 - BUF | TE Lucas Buckley | Rochester* - Rochester, NY - Wallflower
62 - TOR | TE Rénald Longuepee | Nova Scotia - Halifax, NS - ZO82
63 - OTT | S Joseph Ackerman | Provinciale du Nouveau-Brunswick - Moncton, NB - Wallflower
64 - IND | WR Emiliano Ariail | Newark College (DIV II) - New York City, NY - Wallfower
65 - LDN (from HFX) | S Mitchell Schoonhoven | Nova Scotia - Lower Sackville, NS - idm

Undrafted
K Gilbert O’Neill | New England - Boston, MA - DireBear
TE Dave Pira | Minneapolis - Minneapolis, MN - JamHeronArk
QB Holland Oates | Jersey State - Philadelphia, PA - Scratch
K Buster McDooley | Kitchener-Waterloo Provincial - Kitchener, ON - Jayhawk
DL Adrian Edds | Indiana East College (DIV II) - Shelbyville, IN - Wallflower
DL Duane Laroque | Montreal Provincial - Longueuil, QC - Dan O’Mac
OL Eddy Kennedy | Provinciale du Nouveau-Brunswick - Moncton, NB - idm

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1969 Free Agency Part 2

REMAINING TOP FREE AGENTS SIGN WITH NEW CLUBS
Following the draft, the remaining top free agents finally found a home. The biggest name was RB Hugo Hughes, who had shockingly gone unsigned through the first month of free agency. Hughes was looking for a significant raise from his $26,500 salary from his last contract, but it had cost him the best opportunities as teams went for cheaper options. There would be rumours about Hughes joining a different league to make his desired salary money, but eventually, he would take a cheaper deal with the Minnesota Serpents. His new deal pays him $25,500 a season over the next 2 years. A couple of other top free agents would land some smaller roles with veteran WR Jack Duncan landing in Louisville on a 1-year $14,500 contract, replacing Nick Nacker, who the Thunder traded to Buffalo during the draft. Lastly, former 2nd-round QB, Michael Miranda, would land a new job as a backup for the Halifax Mariners. He inked a new 2-year deal and should be in a battle for the QB2 spot with QB Gilles Doucet. 

ROYALS, STEELHEADS SIGN EXPANSION TAGGED ACQUISITIONS
Both the Royals and Steelheads made moves to acquire players that the Serpents had applied their expansion tags too (each player can’t enter free agency and would eventually need to sign at least 1-year deal with the team if they were not moved to help expansion teams from losing their best players from the expansion draft). In the end, both teams would extend their respective players to multi-year deals.

The Royals would sign DL Winfield Winchester to a 4-year deal worth $22,500 a season. The Ottawa native and former 2nd overall pick was very excited about being able to play in his hometown. As for Toronto, they would ink OL Mason Fitzpatrick to a 2-year deal worth $17,500 a season. 

SEVERAL MINOR TRADES THROUGHOUT THE OFFSEASON AND TRAINING CAMP
Following the draft, there were a few smaller moves that several teams would make. The first move would see the Serpents send LB Ed Krzano back to Long Island after selecting him in the expansion draft. The Serpents felt they had the depth at the position after adding LB Garrett Roberts in the draft, so they moved Krzano in exchange for a 3rd Round Pick in 1970. 

Next, was the biggest move of the offseason as the Rouge would acquire DB Adam Levesque and LB Buddy Harwick from the Indiana Victors in exchange for WR Denis Langlois and LB Kyle Essena. Levesque returns to his home province after falling out of a starting spot with Indiana’s pick up of DB Neville Falkner. While Langlois returns to Indiana to fill a hole in the WR3 spot on the Victors. The Rouge do exchange the solid Essena for a younger, depth LB in Harwick in order to make room for their first-round LB of Willie Stetson. 

Boston and Providence would make a small swap that saw the Gold Stars finally get rid of the horrible contract of DB Ty Boone in exchange for a depth OL in Ken Kennedy. Boston was in need of secondary depth and had the space to take on the expensive Boone.

The Raiders would grab a new starting TE in Ryan Hatcher, who had lost the starting job in Ottawa to rookie TE Luiss de Brands. Hatcher has come off some injuries, so there are some risks that he may not be what he used to be, but if it pays off it should be a solid move. In return, the Royals get a depth Safety in Donald Dozier and a 5th Round Pick in 1971. 

After Minnesota signed RB Hugo Hughes the team was more than willing to part ways with former Mariners’ starting RB Ronald O’Sullivan, who remained on the expansion tag. They would eventually send the veteran RB to Pittsburgh for a 4th Round Pick in 1970. O’Sullivan is expected to be a part of a tandem with RB Tresean Jones.

Near the end of training camp, there were a pair of late moves that would see several WRs change teams. The first move saw the Rouge make a second trade with the Victors. They would acquire former 2nd Round WR, Erik Hodge, who had struggled to make the roster in his first 2 seasons, in exchange for 3rd Round WR, Izzy Woods. The Rouge were in need of a 5th WR on their roster and none of their younger pieces were looking strong enough to crack the roster, so they would get Hodge who had been impressive enough in camp to get some eyes looking his way. 

Finally, the Gold Stars would be looking to make some space for 2nd-year WR, Mark Taylor, who made some strong impacts on the field last season, so they would have to give up one of their veterans. In the end, they looked to move long-time star WR, Cedric Peterson, who was 33 and didn’t look to be a starter heading into the season. Unfortunately, Peterson, who has a No-Trade-Clause would only waive it if he were to be traded to his hometown of Ottawa. In the end, they would get a deal done by acquiring a 4th Round Pick in 1970 from the Royals. Ottawa expects Peterson to be their WR4 this season, sending rookie WR Matthew de la Cruz to the Reserve List. 

Love to see all those Buffalo greats get into the Hall