MontrealAlouettes.com
MONTREAL – The Alouettes announced on Tuesday that return specialist Larry Taylor is coming back to the city where his CFL career started, as the club has acquired the speedster from the Calgary Stampeders as well their fifth-round draft pick in the 2014 CFL Canadian Draft and their conditional fourth-round pick in 2015 in exchange for Montreal’s fifth-round draft pick in the 2014 CFL Canadian Draft and their conditional third-round pick in 2015.
Taylor (5’6’’, 181 lbs.), who also lines up as a receiver, returns to Montreal after spending the last three seasons in Calgary. The 28-year-old began his professionnal career with the Alouettes in 2008, earning the CFL’s Special Teams Player of the Year Award the following season. He finished the 2009 season with 1,971 combined yards, the most in the CFL, while also scoring three touchdowns.
“We welcome Larry back into the nest,” said Alouettes General Manager Jim Popp. “Having obtained another one of our originals and one of the most exciting players in the CFL gives us great competition and depth at the WR and returner positions.”
Last year, the Fort Lauderdale, FL native returned 53 kickoffs for gains of 1,147 yards and 82 punts for gains of 615 yards, earning a spot on the West Division All-Star team.
