A pair of familiar faces from their glory days who played significant roles on two Grey Cup-winning squads signed one-day contracts to retire as Calgary Stampeders Wednesday.
Keon Raymond was a force on the football field for the Calgary Stampeders. He played 120 games for the red and white and won a pair of Grey Cups in 2014 and 2018.
His five interception returns for touchdowns are tied for the most in franchise history and his 24 career picks are the most of any Stamps player in the last 30 years.
Raymond, who makes his home in Calgary, says signing this one-day contract to retire as a Stamp closes a chapter.
“You know everybody wants to walk out in your last game as a champion and ride off into the sunset,” he said.
“Not everybody gets a chance to do that,” he added, “but to be able to be there …