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... or Cleyon Laing rather. lol...
Could mean we're done with Coples... low risk, little money, high reward type signing. Like knowing we beat out the jets and pats.
Doubt Laing is anywhere near the freak Wake was. Also Wake DOMINATED in Canada. This guy not so much, but we'll see...
Every time an NFL team signs a defensive end from the CFL, everyone always wonders if he will become the next Cam Wake.
Which brings us to Cleyon Laing, a rising talent with the Toronto Argonauts. Though nothing has been signed, he has agreed to terms on a three-year entry level contract with the Dolphins, a source said Monday, following reports in Canada.
Laing isn’t as heralded a prospect as Wake was coming out of the CFL, but the Dolphins are intrigued.
Laing had five NFL offers, including ones from the Jets and Patriots.
But the Dolphins were the most persistent, and the defensive coaching staff sent word that he would benefit learning from Wake and Ndamukong Suh, which carried weight with Laing.
Laing, 6-3 and 280 pounds, also felt well-suited to Miami’s 4-3 defense, where he can play end or tackle if he makes the team (and we're obviously a long way from him making the team).
He had 41 tackles, nine sacks and two formed fumbles for Toronto last season. His agent, Jonothan Hardaway arranged workouts for him with seven teams, including the Dolphins.
An Edmonton native, he had 3.5 sacks in four seasons of a nondescript college career at Iowa State. He has 15 sacks in 35 career CFL games.
Which brings us to Cleyon Laing, a rising talent with the Toronto Argonauts. Though nothing has been signed, he has agreed to terms on a three-year entry level contract with the Dolphins, a source said Monday, following reports in Canada.
Laing isn’t as heralded a prospect as Wake was coming out of the CFL, but the Dolphins are intrigued.
Laing had five NFL offers, including ones from the Jets and Patriots.
But the Dolphins were the most persistent, and the defensive coaching staff sent word that he would benefit learning from Wake and Ndamukong Suh, which carried weight with Laing.
Laing, 6-3 and 280 pounds, also felt well-suited to Miami’s 4-3 defense, where he can play end or tackle if he makes the team (and we're obviously a long way from him making the team).
He had 41 tackles, nine sacks and two formed fumbles for Toronto last season. His agent, Jonothan Hardaway arranged workouts for him with seven teams, including the Dolphins.
An Edmonton native, he had 3.5 sacks in four seasons of a nondescript college career at Iowa State. He has 15 sacks in 35 career CFL games.
Doubt Laing is anywhere near the freak Wake was. Also Wake DOMINATED in Canada. This guy not so much, but we'll see...
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