CALGARY 鈥� The Calgary Stampeders have signed American defensive lineman Mike Rose to a two-year contract through the 2025 season.
Rose has been voted a CFL all-star in each of the last three seasons.
The 31-year-old led all defensive tackles with 11 sacks, he also recorded 24 tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
He joined Calgary in 2017 and won a Grey Cup in 2018.
The six-foot-two, 269-pound player spent his college career with North Carolina State.
The Stampeders went 6-12 last season before losing to the sa国际传媒 Lions in the West Division semifinal.
鈥淢ike makes us a better team,鈥� Stampeders general manager and head coach Dave Dickenson said in a release. 鈥淗e鈥檚 consistently been one of our best players and one of the top defensive linemen in the league and we need him to continue that going into 2024.鈥�
鈥淚鈥檓 here to turn the tide because I didn鈥檛 like the way things went last season,鈥� said Rose. 鈥淚 want to help build a culture and win games.鈥�
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 22, 2023.
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