"REDBLACKS add two receivers"

OTTAWA – The Ottawa REDBLACKS of the Canadian Football League added a pair of receivers to the team roster today: Canadian Aaron Hargreaves and import Kierrie Johnson. 

Hargreaves (6-4, 233), a 27-year-old native of Ladner, B.C., is a five-year Canadian Football League veteran, who began his career in 2008 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers before joining Edmonton briefly (then) playing with Saskatchewan last season. 

Hargreaves, who played college football for Simon Fraser, has 56 career catches for 548 yards in the CFL. 

At Simon Fraser, Hargreaves played three seasons and was twice named a Canada West All-Star. 

 

Johnson (above, 5-10, 175), a 25-year-old from Houston, began his CFL career in 2011 with the B.C. Lions before joining Saskatchewan last year. 

He caught 34 passes for 512 yards and one touchdown in two seasons for the Lions. He also ran the ball 14 times for 76 yards in two seasons with B.C., and served as a kick returner. 

Johnson played three seasons of college football with his hometown University of Houston Cougars, accumulating 85 catches for 1,308 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Of Hargreaves' 56 career receptions, 30 came in 2011 (for 292 yards) while playing for Winnipeg, by far his most productive season.

Johnson doesn't fit the same physical profile as most of the receivers that have been signed to this point, but he does seem to have some big play capability, as seen in his highlight video.