First, let's revisit his selection through the Royal City Record.
New Westminster's Tyler Digby was selected in the fourth round of the Canadian Football League college draft on Monday.Must be nice to be wanted...
The 6-3, 250-pound junior tight end at Robert Morris University was drafted by the new as-yet-unnamed Ottawa franchise, which will begin playing in the CFL in the 2014 season.
"I was just excited, humbled and everything. It was a pretty proud moment for sure," said Digby on a long-distance call from the Pittsburgh, Pensylvania campus.
Digby, who has one varsity letter in football and two in field lacrosse, will play his senior year at Robert Morris before weighing his sporting options.
In the CFL draft, Ottawa had the opportunity to draft four NCAA players with eligibility remaining. Next year, as a full-fledged member of the league, Ottawa will have the first pick in all rounds of the draft.
In February, Digby was also drafted in the first round, sixth overall, by the Burnaby Lakers in the Western Lacrosse Association junior entry draft.
At the time of the pick, this seemed like a nice late score. Digby's Robert Morris bio lists him as being 6'4" and 255, great size for an inside receiver, but it also mentions that he moved to the offensive line in a pinch. In three games this year, he has six receptions for 53 yards and a score.
The National Lacrosse League schedule runs from January to April. There's no overlap, so on that level there doesn't seem to be anything preventing him from playing both sports if he wishes (unless CFL contracts forbid it, which I doubt).
But you would think that someone from New Westminster might want to play football close to home as well so I could see Digby being sent to BC in a trade at some point. It may be best to not get too attached to him.
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