Elie Bouka comes home to Canada to continue football career
It’s been a long journey back to the gridiron for new Riders defensiveback Elie Bouka, one of the highest rated prospects in the 2016 CFL Draft.
Unfortunately, a torn Achilles tendon forced him to miss his entire senior season with the University of Calgary Dinos. But that didn’t stop him from achieving one of his dreams, signing a contract with the Arizona Cardinals.
“From the age of six, I’ve been talking about going to the NFL. People thought I was crazy when I was younger but more and more I just saw that it was a goal that I would attain,” Bouka said.
As he began to work towards his goal to play in the States, it brought forward more question marks when it came to CFL draft day.