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Wall, Paredes and Morrow named CFL top performers for Week 2

Jun 21, 2022 | 10:17 AM

TORONTO — Calgary defensive back Titus Wall, Stampeders kicker Rene Paredes and Saskatchewan running back Jamal Morrow are the CFL’s top players for Week 2 of the season.

Wall had his first career interception and touchdown in the Stampeders’ 33-30 win over visiting Hamilton on Saturday.

Wall’s converted touchdown tied the game at 27 with under four minutes left in regulation.

He also had six tackles in the victory.

Paredes had 17 points in the win, including a 39-yard field goal to force overtime and a 35-yard winning kick in the extra frame.

He was 4-for-4 on field goals, increasing his streak of consecutive FGs made to 26, and was 3-for-3 on converts.

Morrow had 154 all-purpose yards and a rushing touchdown in the Roughriders’ 26-16 win at Edmonton on Saturday.

He ran 17 times for 126 yards (7.4 yards per carry), reaching the 100-yard mark in a game for the first time in his career.

Morrow added four receptions for 28 yards

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 21, 2022.

The Canadian Press