Lions and Arceneaux agree to two-year deal
Posted May 20, 2013 6:24 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The BC Lions and free agent wide receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux have agreed to terms on a two-year contract. Arceneaux will return to the CFL after two years in the NFL.
The club has yet to comment on the deal, but Arceneaux’s agent Bardia Ghahremani has confirmed to News1130 Sports that the deal is done.
Arceneaux spent 2009-2010 with the Leos, and recorded 130 catches for 1972 yards and 12 touchdowns in 36 career games. He also had 269 receiving yards on 17 catches with one touchdown in three playoff games.
The 25-year-old left the Lions when he signed a three-year contract with the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings in January, 2011. He was released by the Vikings in September, 2012 and claimed by the Washington Redskins. He signed with the New York Jets four months ago but was waived on May 7.
The Toronto Argonauts and Edmonton Eskimos were also reportedly in on the sweepstakes.
The signing comes at a great time for the Lions, as Arceneaux will help ease the departures of receivers Geroy Simon and Arland Bruce early in the off-season.
