Vernon Adams Jr. excited to join Calgary Stampeders [Video]

As his time with the B.C. Lions appeared to be coming to an end, Vernon Adams Jr. was talking about his CFL future with Calgary cornerback Demario Houston.

“We were just talking scenarios and things like that. And I told him, I was like, ‘Hey, I would love to come over there and be a piece to the puzzle and help us get back to where we need to be.’”

Moments later, Adams got his wish as the Stampeders acquired the veteran quarterback in a trade with the Lions on Tuesday.

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“It all happened so fast, man,” Adams said.

“I’m just so happy and thankful just to be part of a great organization,” he added on a video conference call from Phoenix on Wednesday morning, a day before spending Thanksgiving with his family.

Adams said he was excited about working with Dave Dickenson …