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Riders DB L.J. McCray fined for striking Redblacks OL Nolan MacMillan

by
3Down Staff
August 28, 2019

Photo courtesy: Murray McCormick/Regina Leader-Post

Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back L.J. McCray has been fined for striking the head of Ottawa Redblacks offensive lineman Nolan MacMillan.

https://twitter.com/jonathanwhudson/status/1165417148379852800?s=20

McCray was ejected from the Riders Week 11 victory for punching MacMillan. The 28-year-old is in his first season playing north of the border.

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McCray spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers. He spent 2016 out of football following a failed physical. Carolina inked the cover man for training camp in 2017, but he was released following an injury. Buffalo signed McCray and he ended the season with the Bills.

Even though McCray happens to be new to the CFL, there is no football league where it’s acceptable to throw a punch without discipline. Commissioner Randy Ambrosie has levied punishment in the form of cold, hard cash.