TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts added every other free-agent offensive weapon Sunday in former Tiger-Cat receiver Brandon (Rapid B) Banks.
The 34-year-old Banks spent the remaining 8 seasons in Hamilton, a receiving and go back danger who used to be named the CFL’s maximum exceptional participant in 2019 and best special-teams participant in 2015.
He left the membership in past due January, announcing he “will at all times bleed black and gold.”
Possibly, however now he’s going to put on Double Blue, in conjunction with former Winnipeg superstar working again Andrew Harris.
“We wish to welcome Brandon and his circle of relatives to Toronto and couldn’t be extra excited for him to enroll in the group,” Argos trainer Ryan Dinwiddie stated in a observation.
“Brandon provides us a ball in hand receiver and a vertical danger to our passing recreation, whilst offering veteran management. What he’s achieved on this league is exceptional and we’re overjoyed he’ll be in Double Blue.”
Banks is a four-time CFL all-star (2014, ’15, ’18, ’19) and six-time East all-star (2014-19).
The five-foot-seven speedster performed 111 video games as a Ticat and ranks first in franchise historical past in kick go back yards (3,773), punt go back yards (3,049), overlooked box function go back yards (779) and overlooked box function go back touchdowns (5).
He stands 2nd amongst Hamilton avid gamers in overall touchdowns (62), mixed yards (13,686) and punt go back touchdowns (7) and within the best 8 in receptions (442), receiving yards (5,678) and receiving touchdowns (44).
A unique-teams dynamo early in his profession, Banks transitioned right into a wideout danger. He had his first 1,000-yard receiving season in 2017 with 1,011 yards, including a then-career-high 8 touchdowns during the air.
He adopted that up with 1,423 receiving yards and 11 TDs in 2018 and 1,550 yards and 13 TDs in his MOP 2019 season.
A rib harm restricted Banks to ten video games within the pandemic-shortened 2021 season, which noticed his offensive output drop to 474 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
He scored a landing in his ultimate recreation with the Ticats, a heartbreaking 33-25 loss at house to Winnipeg within the 108th Gray Cup.
Previous to coming to Canada, the North Carolina local and Kansas State alum performed 3 seasons with Washington’s NFL staff (2010-12) the place he noticed motion in 41 video games and tallied over 2,800 kick go back yards and a go back landing.
Hamilton defensive lineman J’Gared Davis has additionally signed with the Argos as a loose agent.
