Messam, Stampeders looking to finish dominant 2016 campaign with Grey Cup win
TORONTO — It’s been a season to remember for Jerome Messam and the Calgary Stampeders.
The eight-year veteran ran for a career-high 1,198 yards this year and Thursday was named the CFL’s outstanding Canadian. The six-foot-three, 254-pound running back helped Calgary post a league-best 15-2-1 record and advance to a Grey Cup showdown Sunday at BMO Field against the Ottawa Redblacks.
But all of that will mean nothing to Messam if Calgary can’t finish its dominant campaign hoisting the CFL championship trophy.
“It’s super important,” Messam said following Calgary’s final practice Saturday. “What we’ve done to this point means nothing if we don’t get this Grey Cup.”