Larry Taylor Released
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 3:18 pm
MONTREAL -- The Montreal Alouettes have parted ways with shifty return specialist Larry Taylor, the team announced Friday, along with six other players.
Also released were national fullback Samuel Fournier; international defensive lineman Cory Grissom; international defensive ends Jerome Raymond and Kris Redding; international running back Jordan Hall; and international linebacker Joe Thornton.
The moves are made as the Alouettes look to put themselves below the roster limit heading into training camp. Teams were allowed extended rosters this season for the first time to allow more competition at mini-camps.
Taylor, 29, joined the Als for a second stint of his career last season and accumulated 468 kick return yards and an average of 21.3 yards per return. He also factored in on punts, finishing the season with 31 attempts and 167 yards.
The diminutive but speedy Taylor first joined Montreal in 2008, exploding onto the scene as one of the CFL's most electrifying return specialists. After three years in Montreal, he spent three more seasons as a Calgary Stampeder before re-joining the Alouettes in 2014.
Montreal held its mini-camp last month at historic Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Fla., and will kick off training camp at the end of May.
Also released were national fullback Samuel Fournier; international defensive lineman Cory Grissom; international defensive ends Jerome Raymond and Kris Redding; international running back Jordan Hall; and international linebacker Joe Thornton.
The moves are made as the Alouettes look to put themselves below the roster limit heading into training camp. Teams were allowed extended rosters this season for the first time to allow more competition at mini-camps.
Taylor, 29, joined the Als for a second stint of his career last season and accumulated 468 kick return yards and an average of 21.3 yards per return. He also factored in on punts, finishing the season with 31 attempts and 167 yards.
The diminutive but speedy Taylor first joined Montreal in 2008, exploding onto the scene as one of the CFL's most electrifying return specialists. After three years in Montreal, he spent three more seasons as a Calgary Stampeder before re-joining the Alouettes in 2014.
Montreal held its mini-camp last month at historic Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Fla., and will kick off training camp at the end of May.