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Ex-Lions and Spartans receiver Charles Rogers was close to playing for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. Now, it's unclear whether he will actually play there. The Toronto Globe and Mail reported that Rogers verbally agreed to terms with Montreal several weeks ago, and was sent a contract by the Alouettes shortly thereafter. But not only was the contract not sent back to ... [link]

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    The very best thing about Charles Rogers was the Madden commercial he did where Ray Lewis commanded him to rap.

     

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ROGERS BACKS OUT OF CANADA OPPORTUNITY?
Published 5/29/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
... with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. G.M. Jim Popp pegged the chances of Rogers joining the team at 80-20.  Hopefully, Popp didn’t place any bets on the proposition. According to the Detroit Free Press , Rogers has yet to sign  with the team, and Rogers and his agent have not been returning calls from the Alouettes. “We’ve never booked him a flight for training camp and haven’t received his contract,” Popp said. Maybe Rogers has cultivated an opportunity in the NFL.  (It actually took me three minutes to get that sentence typed properly because my ...

News Flash: Charles Rogers is Irresponsible
Published 5/29/2008 by Tom Mantzouranis at FanHouse
... -- to get back on the field and out of the squad car, to sort of regain their life (or at least slow the self-destruction). Others ... well, you know what they say about old dogs. ...

Monday Notes: According to Madden 09, Smith > Bell
Published 6/2/2008 by Sean Yuille at Pride Of Detroit: Front Page Posts
... Former Lions bust Charles Rogers was supposed to make an attempt at resurrecting his football career in the CFL, but as of right now he still is unemployed.  He verbally agreed to a contract with the team in Montreal a few weeks back, making most assume he was getting ready to head north of the border.  For some reason, though, in true Charles Rogers form, he hasn't sent the contract back yet and his representatives haven't returned phone calls from the team.  That sounds about right for someone like Rogers. ...

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