A.J. Allen is Roughriders' top Canadian, but not likely voters'

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So is everyone else praising his teammate, outside linebacker A.J. Allen, for a season worthy of consideration as the CFL’s most outstanding Canadian player. Ain’t gonna happen though. Not with Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke playing at superstar levels with the B.C. Lions. Article content Article content

It has happened once of note, when a linebacker surprisingly upset a quarterback in 2014 balloting between two Hall of Famers. That’s when B.C.’s Solomon Elimimian became the only defensive player ever named the CFL’s most outstanding player, ahead of Toronto Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray.

Will something like that ever happen again? Will a linebacker beat a quarterback?

Both seem unlikely.

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