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Veteran quarterback Ricky Ray will start Saturday afternoon when Toronto (3-5) hosts the Montreal Alouettes (3-4). The game will complete a home-and-home series between the East Division rivals.
Montreal earned a 21-9 win last Friday and can capture the season series with another victory.
Ray didn't play last week after suffering a shoulder injury in a 41-24 home loss to Calgary on Aug. 3. Jeff Mathews, who started in Ray's spot, and Cody Fajardo were a combined 18-of-28 passing for 142 yards.
Ray's return should provide a major boost to Toronto's pass-happy offence. Prior to being injured, Ray opened the season with 300 or more yards passing in the Argos' first six games.
"He's just an outstanding leader and player and has been an outstanding player on a consistent basis for a very long time,'' Argos head coach Marc Trestman said. "He's certainly a decorated player . . . and arguably one of the greatest quarterbacks to play in this league based on what he's accomplished.''
Ray isn't worrying about possibly re-injuring the joint and losing more playing time.
"There's always a chance for that but you go into every game just worried about the game and you deal with whatever comes your way,'' he said. "I think when you start worrying about stuff like that it's probably time to stop playing.
"It's a physical game, guys are getting dinged all the time. You just put that out of your mind and try to go out and play hard and see what happens.''
The Argos face a stingy Montreal defence that's allowing just 22.7 offensive points per game, second only to Calgary (19.0). Ray said the Als force opponents to work for everything they get.
(Canadian Press)
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