CFL.ca Staff
TORONTO — The Canadian Football League announced today the team nominees for the 2010 Gibson’s Finest CFL Player Awards.
The players were selected by voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and the CFL head coaches.
In this first ballot, FRC representatives from each CFL city plus the respective head coach submitted votes for the six categories. Voters were asked to select players from their local CFL club who through on-field performance excellence, best represent the awards’ title – Most Outstanding Player, Most Outstanding Canadian Player, Most Outstanding Defensive Player, Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman, Most Outstanding Rookie, and Most Outstanding Special Teams Player.
The East and West nominees for the 2010 Gibson’s Finest CFL Player Awards will be announced on Thursday, November 11, 2010.
The league-wide winners will be announced during Grey Cup week at the Gibson’s Finest CFL Player Awards on Thursday, November 25 at the Edmonton Winspear Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.
Below are the first ballot nominee results:
* – Indicates a unanimous selection
B.C. Lions
Most Outstanding Player – Paul McCallum
Most Outstanding Canadian Player – Paul McCallum*
Most Outstanding Defensive Player – Korey Banks
Most Outstanding Special Teams Player – Yonus Davis
Most Outstanding Rookie – Solomon Elimimian
Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman – Jovan Olafioye*
Edmonton Eskimos
Most Outstanding Player – Fred Stamps
Most Outstanding Canadian Player – Calvin McCarty
Most Outstanding Defensive Player – T.J. Hill
Most Outstanding Special Teams Player – Tim St. Pierre
Most Outstanding Rookie – Daniel Porter
Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman – Aaron Fiacconi
Calgary Stampeders
Most Outstanding Player – Henry Burris*
Most Outstanding Canadian Player – Jon Cornish*
Most Outstanding Defensive Player – Juwan Simpson
Most Outstanding Special Teams Player – Burke Dales
Most Outstanding Rookie – Edwin Harrison
Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman – Ben Archibald*
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Most Outstanding Player – Darian Durant
Most Outstanding Canadian Player – Andy Fantuz*
Most Outstanding Defensive Player – James Patrick
Most Outstanding Special Teams Player – Eddie Johnson
Most Outstanding Rookie – Shomari Williams*
Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman – Jeremy O’Day
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Most Outstanding Player – Terrence Edwards
Most Outstanding Canadian Player – Doug Brown
Most Outstanding Defensive Player – Phillip Hunt*
Most Outstanding Special Teams Player – Jovon Johnson
Most Outstanding Rookie – Andre Douglas
Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman – Brendon LaBatte*
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Most Outstanding Player – Kevin Glenn
Most Outstanding Canadian Player – Dave Stala*
Most Outstanding Defensive Player – Markeith Knowlton*
Most Outstanding Special Teams Player – Marcus Thigpen
Most Outstanding Rookie – Marcus Thigpen*
Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman – Marwan Hage*
Toronto Argonauts
Most Outstanding Player – Cory Boyd
Most Outstanding Canadian Player – Kevin Eiben*
Most Outstanding Defensive Player – Ronald Flemons
Most Outstanding Special Teams Player – Chad Owens*
Most Outstanding Rookie – Evan McCollough
Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman – Rob Murphy*
Montreal Alouettes
Most Outstanding Player – Anthony Calvillo*
Most Outstanding Canadian Player – Ben Cahoon
Most Outstanding Defensive Player – Chip Cox*
Most Outstanding Special Teams Player – Mike Giffin
Most Outstanding Rookie – Marc-Olivier Brouillette
Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman – Josh Bourke
