The Toronto Argonauts made a bit of a splash on Friday, signing Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam.
Salaam the former first round pick of the Chicago Bears of the NFL, most recently played his football in the long gone XFL. Last year he was among the final cuts of the San Francisco 49ers.
Salaam has battled a substance abuse problem over the years, so may be a bit of a re-clamation project for the Argos. But if he can return to the form he first showed the Bears, 1074 yards rushing in 1995, his rookie year, then he might be an asset for the Argos.
General Manager Adam Rita, squarely put the drug situation into perspective for Salaam,saying if he wants to play football he'll take care of it. If he doesn't we'll cut him.
Salaam will be an insurance policy for returning running back Michael Jenkins, who is coming off an injury plagued season. The Argos will hope that the Salaam situation won't end up the way that Montreal and Calgary went with Lawrence Phillips. His troubles eventually sent him packing from the CFL, his last chance to get back on the NFL radar scope.
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