The shock of being the first player taken in the CFL Canadian college draft isn't going to wear off anytime soon for Shane Richards.
The Toronto Argonauts kicked off the draft by selecting the towering six-foot-eight, 334-pound Oklahoma State offensive lineman first overall Thursday night. And the Calgary native, who signed a two-year deal plus an option, figures that won't officially set in until the first day of training camp.
Richards attended the CFL combine in March but was sent home after deciding against testing. Despite that, he was regarded by many league officials as one of the draft's most pro-ready prospects. Richards said his plan is to go to camp and compete and let the coaches determine if that's good enough to secure a starting spot."At camp . . .if they trust me to be their guy on the starting line that's what I'm going to do. I still have a lot to learn."
"I'm just going to show up to camp with a positive mentality and try to make the most out of being the second overall pick. There's a lot of pressure but I don't think I'm going to treat it any different than if I was going out for practice back at Waterloo.""If that's what they want me to do it's something I will do," he said. "I'd like to start if I could but it's up to the coaches at the end of the day.
At No. 6, the Saskatchewan Roughriders selected the top receiver in the draft, Justin McInnis of Arkansas State. The six-foot-four, 212-pound native of Pierrefonds, Que., has great size and speed . McInnis, who's scheduled to attend rookie mini-camps with the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans, had 115 receptions for 1,577 yards and 10 TDs over his college career.
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