Montreal Alouettes quarterback helps team keep talent by restructuring contract
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. poses for photos at a news conference to announce his contract extension on January 28, 2020 in Montreal. The Montreal Alouettes have restructured the contract of starting quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., and re-signed top receiver Eugene Lewis to a one-year deal. The Alouettes say Adams new deal allows them to retain some talent on their roster. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz December 16, 2020 - 12:29 PM
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes restructured the contract of starting quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., and re-signed top receiver Eugene Lewis to a one-year deal on Wednesday.
Alouettes restructure contract of QB Adams Jr., re-sign WR Lewis
The Montreal Alouettes have restructured the contract of starting quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., and re-signed top receiver Eugene Lewis to a one-year deal.
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MONTREAL The Montreal Alouettes restructured the contract of starting quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., and re-signed top receiver Eugene Lewis to a one-year deal on Wednesday.
The Alouettes say Adams new deal allows them to retain some talent on their roster.
Adams contract runs through 2022.
Lewis led the Alouettes with 1,133 receiving yards on 72 receptions last year. He scored five touchdowns and was named a CFL East all-star.
“He came in not knowing how good he really was,” linebacker Fa’Najae Gotay said. “Every day we just tell him, ‘You’re better than you think you are.’”
Still, who arrived as a former three-star recruit, is helping to replace Tino Ellis and Marcus Lewis, who graduated at the end of last season. Still missed Nov. 28’s game against Indiana, but he has broken up a pass in each of his other four contests to go along with at least four tackles.
And Saturday was his best display yet. He finished with seven tackles the second most on the team while leading the squad with four breakups.