Toronto Argonauts GM Jim Popp on Ricky Ray: 'We'd love to have him back...He's just a tremendous, respected person in the room not just as a person but as a leader when he is on the field.'
Popp said Friday night Ray still hasn’t informed the CFL club about his football future. The 39-year-old quarterback suffered a season-ending neck injury in a 41-7 home loss to the Calgary Stampeders on June 23.
Following Toronto’s 4-14 season, Ray said for the second straight year he’d have to think long and hard on his football future. After the ’16 campaign, Ray opted to return to the Argos and flourished under then head coach Marc Trestman. Popp went hard after Calgary starter Bo Levi Mitchell to open free agency before the star quarterback opted to remain with the Stampeders. The Argos have installed James Franklin, Ray’s backup last season, as their starter.
"Again, I don’t know what all he has planned but if he wanted to transition into a football career outside of playing, that might be a way he did it whether it’s with us or somebody. I don’t know, he’s the only one that could tell that."
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