After losing first-round picks over the past three years, the Alouettes will have two, including the first, Tuesday night, for the draft session of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
General manager Danny Maciocia spoke with the Edmonton Elks to get his hands on the first pick.
The Alouettes boss sent Edmonton the fourth overall pick and the rights to offensive lineman Carter O’Donnell, a University of Alberta alum, who the Montreal team claimed in 2020, but signed a contract with the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL.
Maciocia mentioned that there are Canadian players available this year who can carve out a place on the team very quickly and with whom maiinlove the fans.
Some say it was linebacker Tyrell Richards, an all-around defensive player who played for Syracuse University and admired the CFL review camp.
The Alouettes will also have a final selection in the first round as Maciocia completes another trade by sending offensive lineman Cameron Lawson to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
A Bills player as the first choice
The CFL held its general draft on Tuesday at noon and the Alouettes selected three players who played college football in the United States despite their diverse backgrounds.
At first, Maciocia claimed Nigerian defensive lineman Kingsley Jonathan.
The Syracuse University graduate signed with the Buffalo Bills as a free agent immediately after the NFL Draft last weekend.
Jonathan recorded 101 tackles (60 solos) and 15 sacks in 56 games with the Orange.
In their second choice, the Alouettes chose tight end Thomas Odukoya from Eastern Michigan University, a colossus originally from the Netherlands.
Eventually, the Sparrows switched to Australian-born punter Kirk Christodoulou, who averaged 42.4 yards per punt in his four-year stint at the University of Pittsburgh.
That is why Christodoulou will fight his compatriot Joseph Zema, who played in Montreal last season.
Source: Radio-Canada
