OT: Who is An Argos Fan?
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Mightygoose
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If this story has legs, could the Chad Kelly era be over?
From Rick Westhead last week
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From Rick Westhead last week
Rick Westhead: Argos QB Kelly accused of harassment in wrongful dismissal lawsuit | TSN
A former Toronto Argonauts strength and conditioning coach has filed a wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the Canadian Football League team and quarterback Chad Kelly, alleging the league's highest-paid player and reigning Most Outstanding Player harassed her and that the team fired her after...
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Hogan: The Hero Returns - Toronto Argonauts
His last appearance in a Toronto Argonaut uniform could not have been any more dramatic. Lirim Hajrullahu planted his left foot on the snowy surface of TD Place Stadium in Ottawa. When he swung his right leg, he connected with the football, held by backup quarterback Cody Fajardo at Calgary’s...
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There were a couple of reasons Hajrullahu opted to return to Toronto. One was his relationship with Argos special teams coordinator Mickey Donovan, who was a coach at Western University when Hajrullahu was on his way to setting the all-time Canadian university scoring record.
“Toronto, Hamilton, and multiple other teams always stayed connected while I was down in the NFL. Mickey has always been in contact, even when he was in Montreal before he went to Toronto. He said, ‘Once you’re ready, you let me know if you’re thinking of coming back.’”
One of his other former teams was doing the same thing.
Hajrullahu was also hearing from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the team with which he played for two seasons, reaching the Grey Cup final in 2019. He asked for his release after that season to pursue his NFL dream and in return he said he’d talk to the Ticats first if he returned to the CFL, which he did before signing in Toronto.
“Things have changed a little bit. I’m working in downtown Toronto, so I tried to make both situations work for me, my football and post-football careers. From the get-go the Argos said, ‘Let us know what we can do for you to be successful, and we’ll make it happen.’ For me, it made a lot more sense to play for the Argos because they were being so understanding of my post-football career. It made the decision a lot easier.”
With John Haggerty coming back to punt for the Argos, the reduced responsibilities for Hajrullahu also came into play. The Boatmen were able to give him more flexibility in terms of practicing, while the Ticats were not as willing to be adhere to his requests to allow him to pursue his other career.
The 33-year-old with the Hon. BA, MA, and MBA is working in the wealth management field with Richter, an operation that’s on the verge of celebrating its 100th anniversary. He spent four years prior to that working with KPMG while he was chasing his NFL dream and is now fully entrenched in the GTA commuter grind, able to drive to work with his wife, Deniza Januzi, from their home in Oakville.
