José Joaquin Arcega-Whiteside He became the first Spanish player in the Canadian Football League (CFL) when his signing for the Toronto Argonauts team was announced on Monday.
Arcega-Whiteside, born in Zaragoza in 1996 and played with Stanford University (United States) in the United States college football league, He comes to the Toronto team after being part of the Philadelphia Eagles (2019-2021), Seattle Seahawks (2022) and Atlanta Falcons (2023) in the NFL.
The Spaniards, who He also has American nationalityplays the wide receiver position.
The Argonauts, one of the oldest professional sports teams in North America, founded in 1873, He is the one who has the most titles in the CFL.
The Toronto team He won the Gray Cup 18 times, the trophy awarded to the winner of the Canadian professional soccer league. The last time was in 2022.
Canadian football It's similar to American football. but it is played on a wider and longer field than that of the United States.
Additionally, CFL games are played with 12 players per team (11 in the NFL) and the lowest score allowed in Canadian football is one point while in American football it is two.
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