R. Jay Soward
[edit] BiographyAcquired Re-signed with Toronto on June 15, 2005. Started at SB in both pre-season games versus Hamilton…In the second pre-season game at Hamilton was named Player of the Game by Argonauts’ radio team for spectacular 7-catch 82 yard, 1 TD performance…Spent the year on and off the IR with a shoulder injury…Week 1, started at receiver and caught the Argonauts only touchdown pass vs BC…Week 4, hauled in a 10-yard TD pass from Damon Allen…Week 6, caught the game-winning TD, a 9-yard reception from Michael Bishop…Placed on IR with shoulder injury from Weeks 7-10…Week 12, recorded a single game career-high and led all Argos with 96-yards receiving…Week 16, recorded his fourth touchdown on the season in win at Montreal…Week 18, left game in Ottawa with injury… 2005 Playoffs Started at receiver in East Championship and caught a 43-yard touchdown pass from Damon Allen. Negotiation rights acquired in a trade with Winnipeg in exchange for FB Randy Bowles and OL Corey Annett on February 13…Averaged a TD for every three catches made…Made CFL debut in Week 1 (15/06/04), had 1 catch for 54 yards and a TD…Week 10, caught 2 passes for 89 yards, including 1 pass for a 67-yard TD from Michael Bishop, his longest reception of the season…Week 12, started at SB and was ejected in the 1st quarter for objectionable conduct at Hamilton… 2004 Playoffs Started at receiver in both divisional games… Grey Cup Championship Started at SB and caught 3 passes for 31 yards in win vs BC. Did not see any action but rights still held by Jacksonville. Taken by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1st Round (29th Overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft...dressed for 13 games grabbing 14 passes for 154 yards. College All PAC 10. A dynamo at USC, finished third on the Trojan's all-time kickoff return chart (1,178 yards) and eighth on its career pass catching list (110 grabs)…scored 27 touchdowns (19 receiving, 3 kickoff return, 2 punt return), averaged a score for every seven catches... Received All PAC 10 Conference 2nd Team honours for third straight year...finished 3rd on the team in receiving...best game was against Oregon when he caught 12 passes for 148 yards and 1 rushing TD... Received All PAC 10 Conference 2nd Team honours...runner-up for Mosi Tattupu Award for top special teams player in the country... Received All PAC 10 Conference 2nd Team honours...averaged 123.9 all purpose yards per game... As a freshman, he received All-Pac 10 Conference honourable mention...returned two kickoffs for TDs. Personal Full name is Rodney Jay Soward. R. Jay spent the off-season in Mississauga with his partner Deneesha and their five children. He is a regular member of the Argo charity basketball team, the Courtside Boatmen. R. Jay spends his spare time writing and producing music. [edit] Statistics<stats> Player=R. Jay Soward Sport=CFL </stats> <stats> Player=R. Jay Soward Sport=NFL </stats> [edit] References[edit] Related Articles[edit] Recent R. Jay Soward ArmchairGM Stories
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