Begelton expecting to hit the ground running with Calgary Stampeders
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Reggie Begelton has some unfinished business with the Calgary Stampeders. The speedy receiver re-signed with Calgary on Monday for the remainder of the '21 season.
Reggie Begelton has some unfinished business with the Calgary Stampeders.
The speedy receiver re-signed with Calgary on Monday for the remainder of the ’21 season. Begelton, 28, was a 2019 CFL all-star (102 catches, 1,444 yards, 10 TDs), but after the Stampeders (12-6) finished second in the West Division, their season ended with a 35-14 home loss to the third-place Winnipeg Blue Bombers (11-7) in the conference semifinal.
Winnipeg went on to win the ’19 Grey Cup and at 10-1 remains the class of the CFL, having already clinched first in the West. Meanwhile, Calgary (6-6) and the Saskatchewan Roughriders (7-4) are battling for second, with the B.C. Lions (4-6) and Edmonton Elks (2-8) both still in the playoff mix.
“If you go back to 2019, I strongly believed we had a chance to win it that year and Winnipeg took us out,” Begelton told reporters during a video conference Tuesday. “Guess what? Winnipeg is up there again, so there is some unfinished business to do.”
With Calgary on a bye week, Begelton is scheduled to arrive in Alberta on Wednesday. He’s expected to begin practising next week and suit up Nov. 12 when Calgary visits B.C.
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The six-foot-two, 205-pound Begelton has no preconceived notions of where he fits within Calgary’s offence.
“Honestly, it’s anywhere I can help the team win,” he said. “I’m coming there to help the team, I am a team player, I’m not selfish… it’s not about me coming in.”