Montreal Alouettes' Ben Cahoon Makes The Catch of the Year

The NFL season is still more than a month away, but we may have just seen the best catch of the year in professional football, by Ben Cahoon of the CFL's Montreal Alouettes.

Cahoon, who played college football at BYU, was underthrown on a deep route against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. But he adjusted his route with the ball in the air, and as the ball came down on a Saskatchewan player's helmet, he reached out, cradled it against the helmet and then reeled it in and secured it against his chest as he went to the ground.

Video of the amazing grab is after the jump.

Montreal won the game 43-10, but Cahoon was humble after the game, saying, "Our defence won the day."

Post script: Unfortunately, Cahoon's hands aren't flawless: He fumbled on the very next play.