1965 Free Agency - Post Draft

1965 Free Agency - Post Draft

Following the draft, teams continued to fill out the remainder of their rosters. There were only 5 players remaining in the top 25, but they quickly found spots. QB Robert Humphrey was brought in to Halifax to bring a veteran presence next to QB Michael Benedict. There were rumours that the Mariners were interested in making a trade for QB Lyle Painter, but they ultimately never came to a final deal. Continuing with QBs, Rigobert St-Hilaire decided to return to his original team, signing a 1-year deal with the Rouge. 

There were plenty of safeties moving around with Nick Larson heading to Providence with a chance to compete with S Paul Christopher for the starting job. S Cal Clemmons would head to Buffalo to back up S Wesley Jones. There would also be a trade that would send S Jack Simon from the Steelheads to the Independents for a 1966 5th round pick. The move helped open up a roster spot for the 7th overall pick, S Charles Clerk for the Steelheads. 

There was a second trade that had happened between the Rouge and the Victors that send RB Ronald Kociba to the Rouge in exchange for a 4th rounder from 1966. The move opens a spot for Indiana to bring up RB Robert Jack. 

Top 25 Free Agents
6 - QB Robert Humphrey LI -> HFX 1Y, $14,500
8 - S Nick Larson TOR -> PRO 1Y, $12,000
11 - QB Rigobert St-Hilaire LDN -> MTL 1Y, $10,500
12 - S Cal Clemmons PRO -> BUF 1Y, $12,000
21 - RB Bernard Alston LI -> LI 1Y, $10,500

Other notable signings
LB Harvey Phillips MTL -> BUF 1Y, $7,000
S Frankie Munster LDN -> HFX 1Y, $9,000
DL Tim Hunt LI -> IND 1Y, $6,500
LB Bob Walton BOS -> LOU 1Y, $5,500
DB Patrick Lindsay PRO -> MTL 1Y, $5,000
DL Wesley Highgate TOR -> PRO 1Y, $12,500
LB Collin Knight OTT -> TOR 1Y, $7,500

Undrafted Free Agents
QB Tyrion Gainsborough - London, UK - Darknes -> OTT
LB Dolph Vinslow - Niles, MI - Stickman -> LOU
WR Weston Laurier - Ottawa, ON - idm -> LDN
WR Russell Leman - Oshawa, ON - Darknes -> TOR
DL Ryder O’Shea - St.John’s, NL - Darknes -> HFX
OL Henri McMillan - Montreal, QC - Darknes -> MTL