Jason Halstead/CFL.ca
MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes have signed National wide receiver Kaion Julien-Grant to a two-year contract extension. He was eligible to become a free agent on Feb. 14.
“This is great news. We are getting a talented receiver and we are enhancing our Canadian talent,” said Alouettes’ head coach Jason Maas.
“Julien-Grant knows our team well and we look forward to seeing him on the field as a major part of our offence.”
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Julien-Grant (six-foot-two, 212 pounds) played in all 18 games for the Alouettes in 2022. He gained 517 yards on 36 catches and scored three majors. Last June, he caught a career-high 70-yard touchdown in a victory againt the Saskatchewan Roughriders. In the playoffs, he caught six passes for 46 yards.
The St. Francis Xavier X-Men alum has played three seasons in the CFL and has 658 yards on 45 receptions in 40 games. The 26-year-old will be entering his fourth season with the Alouettes in 2023 after being the team’s second-round draft pick in 2019.
