Muamba meeting with B.C. Lions Tuesday
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This article was published 14/09/2015 (3865 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Henoc Muamba Sweepstakes Tour of the Canadian Football League continues.
The highly-coveted Canadian middle linebacker was to travel to Vancouver today and meet with the B.C. Lions on Tuesday, after visiting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last Saturday. A CFL free agent following his release from the Indianapolis Colts and a look-see from the New York Giants last week, Muamba will not sign a contract until he completes his meetings and discussions with interested clubs. But he does have offers from the Ticats, Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers – the team that drafted him first overall in 2011 and with whom he stayed through to the end of the 2013 season before heading south.
Muamba’s agent, Johnathan Hardaway, has been working to find Muamba a home in the CFL. The Ticats have a new facility and the fact they are a Grey-Cup favourite works in their favour while the Lions, like the Bombers, are fighting for a playoff spot in the West Division.
The Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders are also said to be potential players in the Muamba sweepstakes.
The Bombers would desperately love to have Muamba return. Not only was he developing into a difference maker at the middle linebacker position before he exited to the NFL – he was a CFL all-star in 2013 and voted the club’s Most Outstanding Player, Most Outstanding Defensive Player and Most Outstanding Canadian that season — he was a popular face of the franchise in the community. They have also cleared some cap space recently with the trade of offensive lineman Chris Greaves to the Edmonton Eskimos.
It’s uncertain if Muamba will visit the Bombers on this current tour, as he is already familiar with GM Kyle Walters, the facility and some of the staff.
He is expected to demand a six-figure signing bonus and a three-year contract with a salary in excess of $200,000.
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Updated on Monday, September 14, 2015 4:31 PM CDT: Clarifies meeting is Tuesday, adds details.