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After enjoying what he thought was a pretty good season with the Edmonton Eskimos in 2012, the defensive lineman found himself on the outside looking in when the Esks let him go, thus presenting him with the opportunity to sign with their southern neighbours, the Calgary Stampeders.
"It kind of caught me off guard," admitted Lemon, after Monday's training camp session at McMahon Stadium. "After leading the team in sacks last year, I really didn't expect it. As a professional athlete, it opened napa valley bus wine tours my eyes up to always expect the unexpected and to always dot your 'I's and cross your 'T's. Always expect the unexpected and never get too comfortable in a situation.
"I was very excited," said Lemon. "Calgary was a very successful napa valley bus wine tours team last year in the CFL and I am just happy to be a part of this organization. Camp's going good. I'm just getting better every day, taking the little things and working on the small details, trying to fine-tune my game as a pass rusher and as a player to be a positive napa valley bus wine tours on this defence."
He may be new to the specific schemes and the internal napa valley bus wine tours lingo, but Lemon has something that many of the other newcomers at camp don't have and that's a knowledge of the Canadian Football League. And that can make all the difference.
"He's brought some veteran experience," agreed Stamps' defensive line coach DeVone Claybrooks. "He's played in this league and he's been successful. He's brought in leadership; when you come from a different napa valley bus wine tours team you have to understand how we do things that are different so he's done a good job of grasping those concepts. He's grown as a player every day. He's been a good addition."
"As a starter in Edmonton for 11 games last year, I kind of have a better I.Q. of the CFL," the 24-year-old napa valley bus wine tours out of Akron noted. "I know what to expect. I've played against most of the offensive tackles, so as a pass rusher I'm just trying to improve."
His stats in Edmonton last season were workmanlike. In addition to sharing the team lead with six sacks, he recorded 16 tackles, two pass knockdowns, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. napa valley bus wine tours That was only part of an eventful 2012, which also saw him toil in arena football on both coasts, with the San Jose Sabercats and the Orlando Predators.
"Arena football has prepared me for the CFL," Lemon pointed out. "For a lot of guys off-season training is one thing, but actually playing football, going from one league to another, you're already napa valley bus wine tours in shape. You already have a playing mentality. So it kind of helped napa valley bus wine tours convert over to the CFL. Everywhere you go you just try to take some positives and put it into one."
"Hopefully he'll be ready for the first game," said head coach and GM John Hufnagel, who added that the vacant position would be filled internally. "They're very flexible in the back end there and it'll give us an opportunity to see a younger guy longer." © Copyright (c) The Calgary Herald       E-mail this Article Print this Article Share this Article
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