I think it's safe to say we all have a little chuckle when a former NFL star (or supposed-to-be) treks it up to Canada, because we all like to watch other people's lives fly off the rails to compensate for our own personal disappointments (or maybe that's just me). Many of these athletes take advantage of the lessened competition and lenient stance on marijuana -- Josh Howard might want to consider a summer home in Montreal -- to get back on the field and out of the squad car, to sort of regain their life (or at least slow the self-destruction). Others ... well, you know what they say about old dogs.
Ex-Lions and Spartans receiver Charles Rogers was close to playing for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. Now, it's unclear whether he will actually play there.Who knows what's going on with Rogers these days, let alone what's going on in his head. But at least there's a comforting precedent -- if any of you think this is Rogers' last chance, kindly refer to the Quincy Carter Career Model.
The Toronto Globe and Mail reported that Rogers verbally agreed to terms with Montreal several weeks ago, and was sent a contract by the Alouettes shortly thereafter. But not only was the contract not sent back to Montreal, Rogers and his representatives have not returned phone calls from the team recently.
