Former Ram Greg Wilson Signed by Calgary Stampeders

Bronx, N.Y. (May 26, 2015) – Fordham University wide receiver Brian Wilson has signed a contract with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League it was announced on Monday. He joins former Ram quarterback John Skelton, who signed with the Montreal Alouettes in February, in the CFL.
 
Wilson attended rookie camp with the San Francisco 49ers following graduation in 2013 and was then signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad in November of 2013. He was a member of the team that appeared in Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in 2014.
 
Wilson, a 2013 Gabelli School of Business graduate, was a two-year starter for the Rams after transferring to Fordham from Diablo Valley Community College. As a senior in 2012, he started all eleven games, hauling in 41 passes for 545 yards (13.3 yards/catch) and four touchdowns. Wilson was second on the team in receiving yards and fifth in receptions. His top game was a five-catch, 99-yard performance at Lehigh.
 
As a junior in 2011, Wilson appeared in all eleven games, starting six, catching 26 passes for 539 yards (20.7 yards/catch) and four touchdowns. He led the team with 539 receiving yards and his 20.7 yards/catch average and tied for the team lead with four touchdown receptions. Wilson also returned eight punts for 57 yards (7.1 yards/return) and three kickoffs for 60 yards (20.0 yards/return). He saved his best for last, hauling in a season-high five passes for 113 yards and two touchdowns (44 and 40 yards) in the season finale with Holy Cross.
 
Wilson and Skelton follow in the footsteps of former Ram Tad Kornegay, a Fordham Athletics Hall of Famer who played in the CFL for eight years. He won a pair of Grey Cup titles, one in 2007 with Saskatchewan and the other in 2011 with British Columbia.
 
Fordham also currently has three former players in the NFL. Defensive back Isa Abdul Quddus just completed his fourth season in the league, his first with the Detroit Lions, while placekicker Patrick Murray was a rookie with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last year. Tight end Dan Light signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs a few weeks ago.