Vikes Pick Up A CFL First Rounder
Adam Warwas
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The CFL Draft doesn’t generate a ton of buzz for those of us that prefer real football the NFL, but just like in any sport, teams make significant investments into their roster during the Draft and hope to see them pay off.
The Toronto Argonauts made quite the investment when they traded their second and fifth round picks with Saskatchewan to move up into the first round and grab Tulsa guard Tyler Holmes. Holmes never played in the CFL, however, as he returned to Tulsa for his senior season.
He may never play in Canada.
On Monday, the Vikings waived wide receiver Kris Adams to make room for Holmes who had been there on a tryout basis.
Holmes has nice size at 6’ 5” and 308 pounds and was named a Conference USA honorable mention last season. He figures to be best suited for zone blocking assignments and questions about his strength led to him being undrafted.
He was a starter in all four seasons at Tulsa.