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The Toronto Argonauts Football Club is pleased to welcome 6-foot, 6-inch import receiver Demario Ballard to the practice roster.
Ballard caught 70 passes for 1,186 yards and 12 touchdowns during three seasons at Western Oregon. As a senior, he was named First-Team All-GNAC when he caught 35 passes for 620 yards and 5 touchdowns. Ballard transferred to Western Oregon from Siskiyous Junior College where he was a standout basketball and football player. He was a final training camp cut of the NFL’s Detroit Lions this year.
The club also announced that import QB Zack Eskridge has been removed from the practice roster today.
Demario Ballard
Receiver
6’6″, 219 lbs.
Western Oregon
Born: January 17, 1984
Thomas, Georgia
1st Year Argos / 1st Year CFL
Import
Acquired: Signed as a free agent with the Toronto Argonauts on September 20, 2011.
2011: Signed as a free agent with the Detroit Lions (NFL) and released as a final training camp cut on August 28.
College: Played three seasons at Western Oregon (2008-10) and made 70 catches for 1,186 yards and 12 TDs…Played one season (2007) of football at Siskiyous Jr. College in California…2010 (WOU) Played 9 games for Western Oregon…Named 1st Team All-GNAC at receiver…Named 3rd Team All-Region at receiver…Made 35 catches for 620 yards and 5 TDs… Caught for at least 100 yards in 4 of 9 games… 2009 (WOU) Ruled academically ineligible to play in games…2008 (WOU) Transferred from Siskiyous College to WOU…Named 2nd Team All-GNAC at receiver in his first year of Division II football…2007 (Siskiyous College) Played his first season of football while also playing on the basketball team… Named All-California Junior College at receiver…2006 (Siskiyous College) Played basketball as a freshman.
Personal: Demario graduated from Thomas High School in Thomas, Georgia in 2003 as a highly regarded basketball prospect. He elected to take two years off to work at a company called Rinker Materials which was a rock quarry before enrolling at Siskiyous Jr. College in California. There he played basketball as a freshman and both basketball and football in his second year. During his pro day he was clocked at 4.39 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Demario majored in Business while at Western Oregon.
The Toronto Argonauts are North America’s oldest professional football club, celebrating their 138th anniversary in 2011. As Toronto’s #1 community team through player involvement, community programs and The Argos Foundation, the Toronto Argonauts, a member of the Canadian Football League (CFL), have 15 Grey Cup championships to their credit.
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