Former first-round draft choose Jonathan Sutherland is about to signal his first CFL contract.
The Montreal Alouettes are signing the Canadian defensive again to a two-year contract with an choice for 2028, per Sutherland’s Philadelphia-based agent Marty Magid of MRM Sports activities. The transfer will come three years after the crew secured his rights with the fifth over choose within the 2023 CFL Draft.
The five-foot-eleven, 202-pound defender signed with the Seattle Seahawks after going unselected within the 2023 NFL Draft. He spent most of his rookie yr on the crew’s observe roster however was launched by Seattle early in coaching camp the next yr.
The 27-year-old attended coaching camp with the New York Giants in 2024 however was waived with an damage designation. He remained a free agent till the Las Vegas Raiders signed him final spring, although he was launched previous to the beginning of coaching camp.
The native of Ottawa, Ont. earned $127,500 throughout his time within the NFL, in keeping with Spotrac, all of which got here throughout his time in Seattle.
Throughout his collegiate profession at Penn State College, Sutherland made 136 complete tackles, eight tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one interception, one pressured fumble, and one fumble restoration over 56 video games. He was a four-time crew captain with the Nittany Lions.
Sutherland ran a 4.58-second forty-yard sprint at his professional day in 2023. He additionally leaped 37.5 inches within the vertical soar, 123 inches within the broad soar, ran a 4.13-second quick shuttle, 6.87-second three-cone drill, and put up 25 reps of 225 kilos on the bench press.
Marc-Antoine Dequoy, Montreal’s incumbent beginning security, stays a pending free agent.
The Montreal Alouettes completed second within the East Division standings in 2025 with a 10-8 file and beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats within the East Remaining earlier than shedding the 112th Gray Cup to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Davis Alexander went 7-0 as a starter in the course of the regular-season, although he missed 11 video games as a consequence of a hamstring damage.
The Alouettes ranked eighth in internet offence, first in internet defence, and third with a turnover differential of plus-eight. The membership’s main rusher was Stevie Scott III with 418 yards, main receiver was Tyler Snead with 1,129 yards, and main tackler was Darnell Sankey with 103 tackles. Montreal completed sixth in attendance with common crowds of 21,132, which was a 0.8 p.c lower from the earlier yr.
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