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Krause
Signs Free Agent Contract With Toronto Argonauts
Former UW-Stevens Point quarterback Scott Krause has signed a free
agent contract with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
Krause, the 2003 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player
of the Year and a first-team All-American quarterback, is the third
UW-Stevens Point quarterback to sign a professional contract. The Green Bay
Packers signed Reed Giordana in 1978 and Kirk Baumgartner in 1990.
The Waunakee native also worked out with the Edmonton Eskimos of the
CFL, but after attending a tryout camp in Toronto, was put on the Argonauts
�protect list.� Toronto will open training camp on May 19. Krause is the
only NCAA Division III player on the roster and one of three quarterbacks,
along with 20-year veteran Damon Allen and second-year player Marcus Brady.
Allen is the CFL�s all-time leading passer.
�I am very excited to get this opportunity to complete at the next
level,� Krause said. �It is a great honor to know that only two other
non-Division I quarterbacks have been signed in either the NFL or CFL this
year.�
�Scott and his family made a decision early that being a late round
or free agent in the NFL would not be in his best interest,� Pointers�
head coach John Miech said. �The CFL would give Scott the best opportunity
to develop and play as a pro. The Canadian game is what Scott is all about.
The fields are wider and longer, therefore they look for quarterbacks who
can scramble and throw on the run.�
Krause led Division III in the regular season with 37 touchdown
passes, marking the fourth-highest season total in WIAC history. He threw
for 2,963 yards with just nine interceptions and completed a school-record
66.1 percent of his passes. Krause ranked second nationally in passing
efficiency and fifth in total offense, while rushing for 322 yards and four
touchdowns as UW-Stevens Point finished 8-2 overall.
�We�re very excited about the outstanding potential Scott has to
be a successful quarterback in Toronto, we really think he�s the sleeper
of the NFL draft,� said Argonauts Director of Player Personnel Greg Mohns.
�At the quarterback camp (held in Toronto) we were most impressed with
Scott�s accuracy and the quickness of his delivery. It was evident that
he�s been well coached throughout his football career.�
�During my tryout, I was very impressed with Coach Kent Austin
(offensive coordinator) and (Head) Coach �Pinball� Clemmons,� said
Krause, whose father, Larry, played four seasons with the Packers. �They
are very organized and run a very classy and professional organization. I
plan to work my hardest to prove to them that they made the right choice.�
Toronto
finished 9-9 last season and lost in the semifinals of the Grey Cup
playoffs. The Argonauts have won 14 Grey Cup titles and are North
America�s oldest professional football franchise in their 130th year. |
