According to Justin Dunk of the Toronto Argonauts, the Toronto Argonauts traded wide receiver Kurleigh Gittens Jr. from Ottawa, Ontario to the Edmonton Elks for defensive lineman Jake Ceresna 3downnation.com On Monday. In addition to Ceresna, the Argonauts receive running back Khalan Laborn. In addition to Gittens Jr., the Elks will receive a seventh-round pick in the 2024 Canadian Football League Draft.
Gittens Jr. has spent the last four seasons with the Argonauts. In 2023, he had 35 catches for 416 receiving yards and one touchdown. He achieved his greatest success on July 21st with a 31:15 victory for the Argonauts over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. At 4:01 of the second quarter, he had a nine-yard touchdown catch from Chad Kelly that gave the Argonauts a 14-0 lead at the time.
In Gittens Jr.’s career, he has 167 catches for 2,132 receiving yards and 10 touchdown catches in 54 games played. He was also part of the Argonauts team that won the 2022 Gray Cup. Toronto defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24-23.
Ceresna was a 2022 CFL All-Star with the Elks. Last season he set career highs with 48 defensive tackles and 12 sacks. Ceresna also had a forced fumble.
This will be the third CFL team for Ceresna. He previously played one season for the Ottawa Redblacks in 2017 and four seasons for Edmonton (2018, 2021 to 2023).
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