Saturday, July 28, 2012

Former HU record-setter starts CFL season well as Calgary receiver

CALGARY, Alberta  -  Wide receiver Marquay McDaniel, 28, a former Hampton University standout, caught four passes for 85 yards last Thursday night for the Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeders (1-2), though they lost 33-32 to the Montreal Alouettes.

McDaniel, a 5-foot-10, 205-pounder who grew up in Virginia Beach, is in his fourth year in the CFL. He spent his first three seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

In 2009, he caught 57 passes for 688 yards and three touchdowns. In '10, he increased his totals to 76 receptions for 994 yards and seven TDs, boosting his average per catch by a full yard to 13.1.


#16 MARQUAY MCDANIEL, CALGARY STAMPEDERS

Last year, when McDaniel spent most of the year on the injured list, he had just four receptions for 60 yards. But his Week 3 effort against Montreal was more productive than his entire 2011 season. It gave him eight catches for 147 yards for the season, ranking him 18th in the league in receiving yardage. Also against the Alouettes, he gained 10 yards on his only rush.

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