August 26, 2016

Argos Add DB Quinton Pointer

Hamilton Tiger-Cats Quinton Pointer, left, and Montreal Alouettes Vernon Adams Jr., right, during the second half CFL action in Montreal, Quebec, Thursday June 30, 2016. (CFL PHOTO - Dario Ayala)

The Toronto Argonauts have add international defensive back Quinton Pointer to the club’s practice roster.

Pointer, a 5-10, 190-pound, native of Fort Myers, Florida, arrives in Toronto after previously spending time with the NFL’s St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and most recently the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In seven games with Hamilton this season, he registered 16 defensive tackles and two sacks.

The UNLV product finished his NCAA career with 226 tackles, nine tackles for a loss, six interceptions and two forced fumbles with the Rebels.