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CP NewsAlert: Toronto Argos take OL Shane Richards first in CFL draft

May 2, 2019 | 6:17 PM

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts selected offensive lineman Shane Richards with the first pick in the CFL Canadian college draft Thursday night.

Toronto secured the first overall selection after posting a CFL-worst 4-14 record last season.

The six-foot-eight, 334-pound Richards, of Calgary, was the second-ranked draft prospect on the CFL Scouting Bureau’s final top-20 list. 

More coming.

The Canadian Press