The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes today announced that quarterback Kevin Glenn will be moving to Montreal for the rest of the 2015 CFL season, just before the league’s trade deadline.
Montreal’s Jim Popp is clearly desperate to find a new quarterback to add to his game day carousel. With Rakeem Cato out for an unknown period, Popp needed to have another option on hand; now he’ll be able to keep up his here today, gone later today style of offensive coaching intact.
In return, the Sad Sack Roughriders receive a fifth round draft pick in the 2016 CFL Draft, and some significant salary savings. No word on whether quarterback Tino Sunseri will be welcomed back into the Riders fold, but Saskatchewan’s season is done anyway.
The full press release from the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Canadian Football League is found below.
RIDERS TRADE KEVIN GLENN TO ALOUETTES
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have traded international quarterback Kevin Glenn to the Montreal Alouettes in exchange for a fifth round selection in the 2016 CFL Draft.
Glenn signed with the Riders as a free agent last February. In nine games this season, Glenn has completed 171 of 257 pass attempts for 2,174 yards and nine touchdowns with ten interceptions.
Main Photo:
REGINA, SK – JULY 05: Kevin Glenn #5 of the Saskatchewan Roughriders looks to throw in the game between the Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders in week 2 of the 2015 CFL season at Mosaic Stadium on July 5, 2015 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. (Photo by Brent Just/Getty Images)
