Calgary Stampeders tell veteran running back Messam to test free agency
It’s been quite a two-year run for Jerome Messam.
No CFL running back has been more prolific than the Brampton, Ont., native, who has rushed for 2,214 yards the past two seasons and helped lead the Calgary Stampeders to consecutive Grey Cup appearances. But the six-foot-three, 255-pound Messam is expected to be on the open market Tuesday when CFL free agency begins.
On Thursday, Calgary president/GM John Hufnagel said the team advised Messam to test the free-agent waters although he didn’t close the door on hard-running Messam’s possible return.
“We told Jerome that go into free agency, see what’s out there and then call us if they’d like to,” Hufnagel told reporters in Calgary.