Elliotte Friedman with the CBC has cobbled together a sketch of how the Casey Printers sweepstakes finally played out last week. A couple of days of phone calls, changing travel arrangements and in the end a bit of Texas Hold em style bluffing by Printers agent, Jason Medlock.
A saga that highlights any number of conspiracy theories, from the possible thumb prints of the league office to some interesting thoughts on a season end deal that would have seen the Argos of all teams send the newly acquired Printers off to their hated rivals down the QEW.
Most telling in the quest for Casey are the comments of the BC Lions Wally Buono, “When you marry the daughter, you marry the mother-in-law. I’m not into marrying the mother-in-law.” No doubt Buono felt those old anxiety pains from a few years back crowding his chest and figured that while he might have needed the services of Casey Printers, Mr. Medlock's intrusion into the affairs of the Lions was worth taking a pass in the derby.
It's an interesting review of the Printers process and gives a bit of light to the behind the scenes machinations that these high profile signings can bring with them.
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