Re: NFL players who later played in CFL
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 5:29 pm
George Mira was another (NFL 1964-71; Montreal CFL 1972-73, Toronto CFL 1977):
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Another players not mentioned were WRs Billy "White Shoes" Johnson and James Scott, who played for Montreal in 1981 before returning to the NFL (Johnson far more successfully).Reaser wrote:Is there a specific scenario you're looking for? Or just players who played in the NFL first then played in the CFL? Because that list includes players like Ricky Williams, Johnny Manziel, David Archer, Andre Ware, Paul Skansi, Fred Biletnikoff, Mark Gastineau and Andre Rison. Technically the criteria includes Doug Flutie, also. Mike Pringle and Pinball Clemons played in the NFL before becoming two of the all-time great CFL players.