Less than 24 hours after being released from the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Charleston Hughes has signed with the Toronto Argonauts.
6x CFL All-Star ⭐️
5x CFL Sack King 👑Charleston's wave has landed in Toronto 🏄♂️ pic.twitter.com/xmQA4c8wci
— Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) February 4, 2021
Hughes was on the SportsCage Wednesday afternoon and told Derek Taylor he and the Riders were about $15,000 apart on reaching a new deal.
Riders V.P of Football Operations Jeremy O’Day said in a news release on Wednesday that negotiations went on for weeks, adding they were disappointed a deal could not come to fruition.
In 2020 Hughes was supposed to be paid just over $157,000, he received only $10,000 once the season was cancelled.
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