Stampeders beef up the trenches with addition of OL Kwabena Asare

Photo courtesy: Carleton Athletics

The Calgary Stampeders have added to their National depth up front, signing Canadian offensive lineman Kwabena Asare mid-way through training camp.

Born in Ghana and raised in Canada, Asare was selected in the sixth round by the Edmonton Elks in the 2017 CFL draft and played five games over three seasons with the northern Alberta club. He was released on Monday as part of the first round of training camp cuts.

Before turning pro, Asare played five seasons at Carleton. He helped the Ravens finish third in U Sports with 1,773 rushing yards in his senior season as running back Jayde Rowe led the country with 136.8 yards per game. Asare was named the Ravens’ outstanding lineman of the year in 2013 and 2014.