After doing prison time, Yonus Davis seeks a second chance in CFL
http://www.vancouversun.com/After+doing ... z39B2LE5om
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Yonus Davis may have been the greatest returner I have ever seen play for the BC Lions. Rocky Long could find holes, Darnell Clash was electrifying as was Leon Bright. But Yonus absolutely tilted the field and was a threat to score every time he touched the ball.
Yes, he screwed up. Big time. But he's served his time. It's no time to get pious and holier-than-thou about things. This guy is a difference maker. Sign him.
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Yes, he screwed up. Big time. But he's served his time. It's no time to get pious and holier-than-thou about things. This guy is a difference maker. Sign him.
DH
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I'd like to see the Lions contact his agent with an offer. It would probably strengthen Davis' submission to Immigration Canada to be able to show that he has a job to go to as part of his rehabilitation.
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Interesting development! Have we had a player in the CFL who has actually done prison time prior to playing here? I'm betting there've been one or two. The NFL doesn't seem to have a problem with this as we've seen with Michael Vick. Still, although intriguing, this seems like a long-shot to me.
Garry Sawatzky was a mid-90s Lion O-lineman after serving time for manslaughter.South Pender wrote:Interesting development! Have we had a player in the CFL who has actually done prison time prior to playing here? I'm betting there've been one or two. The NFL doesn't seem to have a problem with this as we've seen with Michael Vick. Still, although intriguing, this seems like a long-shot to me.
http://insideprofessionalsports.blogspo ... atzky.html
Edit: back in April when the Lions were kicking the tires on Ocho, LU wrote this article — which specifically mentions Sawatzky and Davis — about the balancing act teams face when considering whether to sign players with rap sheets.
http://www.theprovince.com/technology/D ... story.html
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As indicated in the article, Davis' biggest hurdle is Canada Immigration letting him into the country with his record.
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Interesting. However unless he's been working on remakes of Longest Yard while in the big house he'll be shaking off a minimum of 4 years of rust before a possible return to the CFL. As it says it won't be September 19th before his electronic monitoring device is removed. I'm thinking the bureaucracy and hoops that would have to be jumped through would take more than a while to clear. Seems to me if absolutely everything went right for him we're talking 2015 before a CFL restart would be possible.
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