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EDMONTON — The Edmonton Eskimos have extended the contract of pending free agent defensive back Marcell Young, keeping him in Green and Gold through 2019.
In 17 games (17 starts) last season, Young recorded 60 defensive tackles and six pass knockdowns. In the 104th Grey Cup Playoffs, he had six defensive tackles.
The six-foot native of Jackson, Miss. entered the league in 2011 with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he remained until 2013 when he joined the Eskimos as a free agent.
Now entering his seventh season, Young has amassed 246 defensive tackles, six interceptions, six special team tackles and three sacks in 90 career games.
Young is the fifth pending free agent the Eskimos have re-signed, including Justin Sorensen, Brandyn Thompson, and Tony Washington and Sean Whyte. On Tuesday, the team also announced the contract extension of Adarius Bowman.
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