Argonauts acquire star receiver S.J. Green in trade with Alouettes
TORONTO — S.J. Green’s road to recovery now goes through Toronto.
The Argonauts acquired the veteran receiver from the Montreal Alouettes on Thursday for a 2017 sixth-round pick and conditional 2018 selection. The six-foot-three, 216-pound Green registered 444 catches for 6,626 yards and 42 TDs over 10 seasons with the Als — winning two Grey Cups along the way — but missed most of last year after suffering a serious knee injury in a 28-13 loss to Ottawa on June 30.
“The knee is good, it’s coming along strong,” Green said in a telephone interview. “I’ve been able to do different workouts, I’ve been able to increase my workouts, do heavy lifting and my knee has been great.
“I’ve progressed to a point where my surgeon figures I’ll be ready for training camp and we’ll see how it goes from there.”