Alouettes sign linebacker Ku~le from Argos

fo that but, if you have them, maintained he made contact A native of Daytona Beach, "He has done well for three Vocal battler it's good to have them on your against Pierce with his shoul­ Fla.. Kuale has 92 career years. Maybe his best is yet team.' der. defensive tackles for the Ar­ to come," Popp said. "The {ears his emotions Als middle-linebacker Nonetheless, Kuale vowed gos. with 18 more on special defensive co-ordinator likes Shea'Emry isone of those'ag· at the time he wasn't going to teams. He was part of the him and believes he can com­ on his sleeve' gressive players, as is saf~ty change the way he played. win last November. pete well. And, he came at the the Argos in early December KyriesHebert. "There is no fme line," he "He's very athletic and right price." to pW'sue potential NFL op­ More certainly are wel­ told the National Post. "I was moves well," Popp said. "He's The Als had some discus­ a part of the Alouettes portunities. was signed by come on a team that strug­ taught to play one way - and an interesting guy. The more sions with former Toronto lefence arguably died Montreal to a three-year con­ gled defensively at times last that's how I know how to plaY. we watched him and began to defensive end Ricky Foley. ~tJune with the release at tract. season, despiteforging an 11- I'm a clean player. I will al­ study him heavily, the more but his asking price became lining camp of linebacker Kuale, an import, turns 30 7 record and f!nishing flrst in ways play the game clean." intriguedwe became." too expensive. Foley, a non­ amond Ferri, a vocal and inJune. the East Division. Kuale came to the CFL fol­ Noel Thorpe, the Als' new import, on Monday Signed in­ ~ive leader who played '~y player that plays at a Kuale made headlines lowing NFL stints with Ne defensive co-ordinator, iden­ stead with Saskatchewan. the edge, the organization high level and lays it on the early in ,2011, when he was Orleans and Kansas City. He tified Kuale as a player with Meanwhile, former Als attempted to recapture line, who wears IUs emotions ejected and leiter fined by the signed with Calgary as a free whom he was interested. linebacker Rod Davis, recent­ piece of tbepuzzle. on his sleeve, at times he's go­ League agent in May 2009, but was The team believes he can add ly released, has signed with e Als on Monday an­ ing to be viewed as a guy Who for an illegal hit on Winnipeg released six weeks later. He to the team's' pass rush off the Stampeders. ced the signing of free­ goes too fa.t~ although there's quarterback . resurfaced with Toronto in the edge, either at weakside linebacker Ejiro Kuale no intent (to injure on his The league maintained the 2010. playing mostly on sp linebacker or even defensive hzurkowsky@ Ithe . part)," general manager Jim hit was late and high, con­ cial teams. He moved to lin end. Coincidentally, Kuale montrealgazette.com -foot-2. 229-pound im­ Poppsaid. tending Kuale led with his backer, his natural position, has no career quarterback Twitter: 'anted his release by "You can't make players in- head although the player thefollowing season. sacks. @HerbZurkowskyl