January 2, 2020

Argos sign American WR Kent Shelby

Photo: McNeese State University Athletics

TORONTO – The Toronto Argonauts announced today the club has signed American WR Kent Shelby through 2022.

Shelby, 24, was a member of the 2019 Indoor Football League champion Sioux Falls Storm, where he racked up 518 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns in 11 games last season. The New Orleans native was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Chargers following his college career in 2018 and attended rookie mini-camp with the NFL club. The 6’3, 208-pound WR left McNeese State, where he played from 2014-2017, as one of the most prolific pass catchers in team history after finishing his career with 129 receptions, 1,910 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns, good for fourth, fifth and sixth all-time in team history respectively.