Former FAMU Rattlers Scott looks to catch on in CFL

COURTESY FAMU ATHLETICS

TALLAHASSEE, Florida  -- Padric Scott is getting encouragement from Toronto Argonauts assistant coach Jim Daley almost every day. His teammates are telling him how impressed they are with him, too.

It all sounds familiar to Scott, a former standout nose tackle at Lincoln High School, who is having his second go at a pro football career — this time in the Canadian Football League. Last year after graduating from FAMU, the lineman signed a free-agent contract with Arizona in the NFL.

Scott didn’t make the cut. Ten months after returning home, he signed with the Argonauts and is currently in their rookie camp.

But while he was brimming with confidence during a Friday evening telephone interview, Scott isn’t allowing himself to get too excited about the positive feedback.

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