Michael Sam arrives in Montreal
Montrealalouettes.com
Montréal – Today, the Montreal Alouettes have presented defensive end Michael Sam to the international media. Sam (6’2’’, 260 lbs.) signed a two-year deal with the Alouettes after spending the 2014 season in the National Football League with the St. Louis Rams and the Dallas Cowboys.
The 25-year-old athlete developed his playing abilities with the University of Missouri Tigers in the NCAA. In four seasons with the Tigers, Sam registered an impressive 123 total tackles of which 36 were for losses and 21 total sacks. He also notched two interceptions.
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“I’m just trying to help the team win some games so we can bring the Grey Cup back home.” declared the Alouettes newest member.
In his last year with Missouri, he was named on the first-team All-SEC, in addition to receiving joint SEC Defensive Player of the Year honours with CJ Mosley of the University of Alabama. He led the conference with 11.5 total sacks and 21 tackles for losses. He also forced a fumble, which he returned for a touchdown during the Cotton Bowl, helping the Tigers defeat the Oklahoma State University Cowboys by a score of 41-31.
Following his impressive performance during his senior year, the Galveston, TX native was selected in the seventh round (249th overall) by the Rams during the 2014 NFL Draft. In four pre-season games with St. Louis, Sam collected 11 tackles and three sacks.
Wednesday, May 26, he joins the other first-year CFL players being initiated to the Alouettes organization at Bishop’s University.
Individual tickets
On May 28th, watch for our pre-sale via the Alouettes Facebook account. The general sale to the public will begin on June 1, at Admission.com or 1-855-790-1245.
