While former NFL quarterback Vince Young would like to return to the sport’s top league, it appears he’ll have to settle for a job up north. Young’s agent, Leigh Steinberg, is in discussions with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, and it appears he could sign sometime in the next week, according to Dan Ralph of the Canadian Press (via the CFL’s website).
Young, who will turn 34 in May, hasn’t attempted a professional pass since he was a member of the Eagles in 2011. That didn’t go well for Young, who put up four touchdowns against nine interceptions in six appearances (three starts). He then signed one-year deals with the Bills, Packers and Browns in each of the next three years, but he wasn’t able to catch on with any of them. Young retired in 2014, though he has since made multiple attempts to return to the NFL.
A former star at Texas, where he won a national championship, Young spent the majority of his NFL tenure with the Titans, who chose him third overall in 2006. Even though he won a Rookie of the Year and earned two Pro Bowl nods in Tennessee from 2006-10, Young underwhelmed as a passer with the club. In 54 games (47 starts) as a Titan, he completed 57.9 percent of his throws, tossed as many touchdowns as interceptions (42) and averaged just 150 aerial yards per game. The mobile Young did post a strong 5.2 yards-per-carry mark and pick up 12 rushing TDs on 282 attempts as a Titan, though, and the team managed to go 30-17 in his starts.
Light em up, stay humble and one day you’ll get your chance