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Football
Best of the CFL Transfers
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| Players who started in the CFL and had success in the NFL: |
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CFL team(s) |
NFL team(s) |
| Joe Kapp |
Calgary, B.C. |
Minnesota, Boston |
| Number retired by B.C. Only QB in football history to lead teams to Rose Bowl, Grey Cup and Super Bowl. |
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| Doug Flutie |
B.C., Calgary, Toronto |
Chicago, New England, Buffalo, S.D. |
| CFL legend won three Grey Cups. QB is still in NFL at age 42. |
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| Warren Moon |
Edmonton |
Houston, Minnesota, Seattle, Kansas City |
| CFL Hall of Fame QB won five Grey Cups. Retired in 2000 and is Seahawks broadcaster. |
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| Mervyn Fernandez |
B.C. |
L.A. Raiders |
| Receiver who spent his first four pro seasons in Vancouver before a solid career in Los Angeles. |
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| Mike Vanderjagt |
Saskatchewan, Toronto |
Indianapolis |
| One of NFL's top kickers after scuffling in CFL early in his career. |
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| Tobin Rote |
Toronto |
Green Bay, Detroit, San Diego, Denver |
| In 1950s and '60s, QB amassed 18,850 passing yards in U.S. and 9,872 yards in CFL. |
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| Joe Theismann |
Toronto |
Washington |
| Former QB enjoyed a fine 12-year NFL career after first four pro seasons in CFL and is now a broadcaster on ESPN. |
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| Jeff Garcia |
Calgary |
San Francisco, Cleveland |
| Played behind Flutie as a rookie, then led Calgary to Grey Cup title in 1998 before becoming Pro Bowl QB in San Francisco. |
| Raghib "Rocket" Ismail |
Toronto |
Oakland, Carolina, Dallas |
| Former WR spurned NFL as a rookie in 1990 and signed huge contract with Argonauts. |
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