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TORONTO — Toronto Argonauts running back James Wilder Jr. may not play football in 2018, according to a statement he provided to 3 Down Nation on Wednesday.
Wilder was the CFL’s Most Outstanding Rookie in 2017 after combining for 1,405 yards en route to an eventual Grey Cup Championship with the Argos.
The son of former NFL running back James Wilder, the Argos’ 6-foot-3 back sparked a dramatic mid-season turnaround for the Boatmen, breaking out with a 257-yard performance vs. the Eskimos in September and kick-starting a 7-2 run, culminating in a Grey Cup win over the Stampeders.
Should Wilder choose to sit out 2018, and the Argos don’t release him, the team would be expected to place him on the suspended list. Wilder would then be eligible to become a free agent in 2019.
The Argos have yet to comment.
Wilder’s statement can be seen here as well as in its entirety below from 3 Down Nation:
More to come…
