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Congi agrees to extension with Riders
September 30, 2009 11:30EDT
CFL.ca Staff
REGINA -- The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed kicker Luca Congi to a two year and an option contract extension. Financial details of the signing were not released.
The 26-year old was drafted by the Green in White in the 2nd Round (12th overall) in the 2006 CFL Canadian Draft.
He is the current ironman with the Riders having dressed in the last 66 regular season games. The Simon Fraser product has kicked 129 field goals and 169 converts for the Riders. Now in his fourth season with the Green and White, Congi has tallied 585 points for the team.
He has been nominated as the Riders Most Outstanding Special Teams Player in each of the last three seasons and was the Riders nominee for Most Outstanding Rookie in 2006.
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