Canadian linebacker Cameron Judge received a one-game suspension from the CFL on Tuesday for a post-game altercation involving B.C. Lions receiver Lucky Whitehead.
The incident happened Saturday night following B.C.'s 31-29 overtime win at McMahon Stadium. After the game, Judge approached Whitehead, who'd removed his helmet, on the field and struck the Lions player, knocking Whitehead to the ground.
A group of Lions players then made their way to Calgary's dressing room, but were met by police and security who were already present."I respect what the league does. They're in charge," Calgary head coach Dave Dickenson said of the suspension. "I think Cam basically needs to talk for himself. "I just want our guys to understand we need to compete, we need to work. We really don't need any of that extracurricular stuff.
"I could have definitely handled it better than how I did, but I'm going to take my punishment and move forward.""It's very disappointing," he said. "I feel like I let my team down and that's usually not something that I do, but that's what happened and I feel bad about it. I hope the guys my back out there and get the win."After the contest, Whitehead called out Judge in a tweet, saying "I pray he travels next week.
Calgary and the Lions could cement playoff berths with a Stampeders win and losses by both Hamilton and Ottawa. The Ticats visit Montreal on Friday night while the Redblacks host Toronto on Saturday evening.
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