Quarterback Travis Lulay was on the sidelines getting ready for the B.C. Lions91裸聊视频� next possession when a Hamilton Tiger-Cats rookie receiver grabbed everyone91裸聊视频檚 attention.
Inserted into the starting lineup because of injury, Chris Williams collected a short pass and slipped through two would-be tacklers before getting spun around by another.
91裸聊视频淗e stayed on top of the defender91裸聊视频檚 body,91裸聊视频� Lulay vividly recalled of the 2011 game. 91裸聊视频淗e didn91裸聊视频檛 get ruled down, popped up and got shot out of a cannon for another 60 yards.
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Williams would go on to finish with eight catches for 189 yards and a touchdown in an emphatic first step to winning the CFL91裸聊视频檚 rookie of the year award.
91裸聊视频淗e caught a hook pattern and went (71 yards) because he out ran everybody,91裸聊视频� said B.C. head coach/GM Wally Buono, who was also at Empire Field that night. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 hard not to admire that kind of skill.91裸聊视频�
The Lions (4-2) will finally get a chance to see what the dynamic speedster can add to their lineup when he makes his debut Saturday against the Saskatchewan Roughriders (2-3) at B.C. Place Stadium.
Williams, 29, signed with B.C. through 2018 this off-season despite recovering from surgery after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his right knee late last season while playing for the Ottawa Redblacks.
After working out on his own for most of training camp and spending the first six weeks of the schedule on the injured list, Williams is eager to get back on the field.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 ready to go out there and just play,91裸聊视频� said the soft-spoken New Mexico State product. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 been a long time coming.91裸聊视频�
In his four CFL seasons split between Hamilton and Ottawa 91裸聊视频� he spent 2013 and 2014 in the NFL 91裸聊视频� five-foot-nine, 155-pound Williams has 318 catches for 4,822 yards and 32 touchdowns.
He registered more than 1,200 yards the last two seasons as part of an impressive Redblacks91裸聊视频� receiving corps, including a ridiculous 493 yards and six TDs over the first three games of 2016.
Williams, who nearly joined B.C. in 2015 before signing with Ottawa, had a combined 10 catches for 271 yards and a touchdown in last year91裸聊视频檚 two meetings with the Lions.
91裸聊视频淚 just want to do my thing, keep doing what I do, what I91裸聊视频檝e been doing my career,91裸聊视频� said Williams. 91裸聊视频淚 make plays.91裸聊视频�
Needless to say, his new teammates are happy to finally have Williams on their side.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e been seeing Chris Williams do things against us for a long time,91裸聊视频� said Lulay, who will make his third straight start Saturday in place of the injured Jonathon Jennings. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 exciting to have him.91裸聊视频�
Williams joins a talented group of receivers that includes Emmanuel Arceneaux, Bryan Burnham and Nick Moore. He91裸聊视频檒l also likely be called upon to return kicks alongside the electrifying Chris Rainey.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 an awesome situation for our football team,91裸聊视频� said Lulay. 91裸聊视频淚t only makes us better.91裸聊视频�
B.C. will be looking to be better in many areas following last Friday91裸聊视频檚 37-26 road loss to the Edmonton Eskimos 芒鈧�91裸聊视频� the Lions91裸聊视频� second defeat of the season to their West Division rivals.
The line of scrimmage was the most glaring area of concern after Lulay was sacked four times and under seemingly constant pressure. B.C.91裸聊视频檚 pass rush was unable to consistently get in the face of Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly.
91裸聊视频淲e weren91裸聊视频檛 as good as we wanted to be,91裸聊视频� said Buono. 91裸聊视频淗ave we worked hard to be better this week? Yes. Are we going to be better this week? Yes.91裸聊视频�
Saskatchewan is coming off an encouraging 38-27 home win over the Toronto Argonauts where Duron Carter had nine receptions for 131 yards and two touchdowns, including a jaw-dropping one-handed TD grab.
91裸聊视频淗e should be confident,91裸聊视频� Lions cornerback Ronnie Yell said of Carter. 91裸聊视频淲e know he91裸聊视频檚 going to be confident, but it91裸聊视频檚 my job to kill that confidence.91裸聊视频�
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Saskatchewan is aiming for its first road victory of the year, and first win away from home against a division opponent since Week 11 of the 2014 season.
91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e a very well-coached football team,91裸聊视频� Riders head coach/GM Chris Jones told reporters in Regina this week about the Lions. 91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e not invincible, but they play very good, tough, solid football.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e got to match that physicality.91裸聊视频�
Notes: Saskatchewan QB Kevin Glenn is poised to leapfrog Ron Lancaster for sixth on the CFL91裸聊视频檚 all-time career passing yards list. Glenn sits just 108 yards behind Lancaster (50,535). 91裸聊视频� Lions defensive back T.J. Lee is out with a dislocated elbow, meaning Steven Clarke will see his first action of the season. 91裸聊视频� B.C. and Saskatchewan play the rematch Aug. 13 in Regina.
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