Jesse Joseph Drafted by Montreal Alouettes

[huskymedic]

NHRJimFuller 2:14pm via TweetDeck
Montreal Alouettes select #UConn DE Jesse Joseph in third round of CFL draft
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23rd pick.

 

[metsfan2323]

Nuts, I have to assume he won't be playing for us then.

 

[EdgewoodNHV]

Nuts, I have to assume he won't be playing for us then.

According to this link, he's still coming back.

Defensive end Jesse Joseph was taken by Montreal with the 23rd overall pick in Monday's Canadian Football League draft although the earliest he would make his CFL debut is during the 2014 season since he is returning to the Huskies for a fifth season of eligibility.

http://runwayramblings.blogspot.com/2013/05/jesse-joseph-selected-in-cfl-draft.html

 

[metsfan2323]

According to this link, he's still coming back.



http://runwayramblings.blogspot.com/2013/05/jesse-joseph-selected-in-cfl-draft.html

Serious question, Does the CFL normally draft players who won't be playing for them that year?

 

[huskymedic]

Serious question, Does the CFL normally draft players who won't be playing for them that year?

Yup... it's all about timing of seasons, he's Canadian and owning of "rights". Also players become eligible for the Canadian College Draft four years after their first year of play at college.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Petrus was also drafted by a CFL team and came back for his last year. This does NOT end their NCAA eligibility.

 

[Palatine]

Congrats to Jesse.

A strong senior campaign and he has a shot at the NFL draft.

 

[EdgewoodNHV]

Congrats to Jesse.

A strong senior campaign and he has a shot at the NFL draft.

Wildly speculative question: So let's say he's a borderline guy after next year and gets picked up as an Unrestricted Free Agent or something, tries out on some times. Would a CFL team be pissed off that a player kinda dissed them or are they probably just used to being that 2nd or 3rd tier and therefore that's just part of the process?

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Wildly speculative question: So let's say he's a borderline guy after next year and gets picked up as an Unrestricted Free Agent or something, tries out on some times. Would a CFL team be pissed off that a player kinda dissed them or are they probably just used to being that 2nd or 3rd tier and therefore that's just part of the process?

I would think the CFL knows it's place in the pecking order. Not a player alive would bypass a try out with an NFL team because of their loyalty to their CFL team. I would think they (CFL teams) have no choice but to accept that.

 

[whaler11]

Note Montreal has Tebow's rights. This is the process.

 

[IMind]

Not to mention Candians that can play are worth more. They limit the number of 'imports' they can have on each roster.

Hamilton Tiger Cats own John Delahunt's rights.

 

[FAIRTIDES]

Yup... it's all about timing of seasons, he's Canadian and owning of "rights". Also players become eligible for the Canadian College Draft four years after their first year of play at college.

I read that Montreal still has the rights to Tebow.