Argos starter Ray’s focus is on Grey Cup, not his football future
OTTAWA — Ricky Ray’s laid-back personality has helped him deal with Grey Cup week’s hot-button topic: His football future.
The 15-year veteran quarterback leads the Toronto Argonauts into the CFL title game Sunday against Calgary. Many have drawn parallels this week between Ray’s situation and that of Henry Burris, who retired shortly after leading the Ottawa Redblacks to their 39-33 overtime win over the heavily favoured Stampeders in last year’s Grey Cup.
Ray, 38, has been a model of calm throughout his CFL career. The six-foot-three, 210-pound Californian is a man of few words on and off the field and rarely shows any emotion regardless of the circumstance.
It’s an approach he says has helped him deal with the barrage of questions regarding his CFL future.