Montreal Alouettes sign return specialist, Quebec-born defensive lineman
Montreal Alouettes wide receiver Mario Alford runs with the ball during second half CFL football action against the Calgary Stampeders, in Montreal, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes December 15, 2020 - 1:44 PM
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed American kick returner Mario Alford and Canadian defensive lineman David Menard for the 2021 CFL season on Tuesday.
The five-foot-eight, 177-pound Alford scored a pair of touchdowns in his first two games with the Alouettes last year, returning punts 85 and 90 yards, respectively.
Alford added a 99-yard kickoff return touchdown in the East semifinal against Edmonton.