February 11, 2020

CFLFA: Argos sign WR DaVaris Daniels

Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Marcus Rios, left, closes in on Edmonton Eskimos' DaVaris Daniels during first half CFL football action in Edmonton, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

TORONTO – The Toronto Argonauts Football Club announced today they have signed American WR DaVaris Daniels.

Daniels, 27, is coming off a 2019 season in Edmonton that saw him catch a career-high 54 balls for 738 yards and two touchdowns in 13 games. The Illinois native played his first three CFL seasons in Calgary (2016-2018) where he won the CFL’s Most Outstanding Rookie award in 2016 after 74 receptions for 885 yards and nine touchdowns and added a Grey Cup ring in 2018. Over his four-year CFL career, the Notre Dame grad has compiled 202 receptions for 3,113 yards and 22 touchdowns in 49 games. Daniels spent the 2015 offseason with the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots.