THE CANADIAN PRESS
Kackert sidelined for Week 12 outing with leg injury
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Posted: September 14, 2012 01:00 PM
Updated: September 15, 2012 01:04 AM
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO -- The Toronto Argonauts will be without one of their top offensive weapons Saturday when they face the B.C. Lions.
Tailback Chad Kackert will miss the game at B.C. Place due to a leg ailment.
He sustained the injury in last weekend's 45-31 home win over Hamilton, a game that saw Kackert rush for a career-high 172 yards and three touchdowns.
Kackert didn't make the trip to Vancouver with the Argos.
Rookie Gerald Riggs Jr. will replace Kackert in the backfield.
Riggs is the son of Gerald Riggs Sr., a former NFL running back who was a three-time Pro Bowl selection over 10 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins.
Kackert's absence is a blow to Toronto as the defending Grey Cup-champion Lions sport the CFL's stingiest defence.
Fan Comments
tabbiefanmcb
I didn't think TO's chances vs Lions were all that good and now they just got worse.
September 14, 2012 - 4:02pm
als rule
just like hamilton's chances against any of the 7 other teams in the league!!
September 14, 2012 - 5:50pm
als rule
happy days were here again until being injured!!
September 14, 2012 - 1:23pm
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