Posted Feb 12, 2015, 4:16 PM
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Brett Jones of the Stampeders signs with the New York Giants
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Giants today signed center Brett Jones, one of the Canadian Football League’s most decorated offensive linemen.
Jones, 6-2 and 315 pounds, played the last two seasons for the Calgary Stampeders. In 2013, he won the CFL’s Most Outstanding Rookie Award. Jones also won the Jackie Parker Trophy, which is awarded annually to the Most Outstanding Rookie in the West Division. Last year, he won the league’s Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award.
“It has always been a goal and a dream of mine to play in the NFL,” Jones said today after signing his contract at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center. “This is the first step, and I look forward to taking many more.
“When I was in university in Canada, my goal was always to try to play in the NFL. As a kid growing up playing games like Madden, it definitely was an influence. Some of the players on my team (in the video game) that I played with, they play in the NFL now. I always thought that I wanted to earn a chance.”
He did with his outstanding play in the CFL. Jones was the Stampeders’ second-round choice (16th overall selection) in the 2013 Canadian League draft after playing for the Regina Rams in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, the highest level of amateur play of Canadian football.
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