WitP: Owens Back to CFL, Histake, Colt

Chad Owens, who recently left the Montreal Alouettes for personal reasons, has been acquired by the Toronto Argonauts.

The Toronto Argonauts acquired receiver/return specialist Chad Owens from the Montreal Alouettes on Thursday for a fourth-round draft pick in 2011.

“Chad is an experienced receiver and return specialist who will fill a need for us in the development of our offensive and special-teams schemes,” Argos player-personnel director Mike Hagen said in a statement. “We are excited to acquire a player of Chad's abilities.”

Okay then! Hope Chad gets to play this season.

LaShana Marshburn of Panther Insider profiles Ray Hisatake.

Hisatake, for all his accomplishments, is more potential than production. After not playing high school ball, he started his college career at the College of San Mateo. He spent two seasons as a defensive tackle for the Bulldogs before transferring to Hawaii and moving to the offensive side of the ball.

“I think what Carolina sees in me is just the upside of the potential that I have to learn to pick up the game,” he said. “They see something in me that they can build on.”

Physically, Hisatake has everything the Panthers look for in offensive linemen. He is well built at 6-foot-3 and 305 pounds. He is strong and quick. Additionally, he has an aggressive mentality that stems from his days playing defense.

And Jason Reid of the Washington Post interviews Colt Brennan.

Brennan said the atmosphere at Redskins Park is similar to what he's experienced elsewhere when he's been a part of winning teams - specifically during his period of success at Hawaii under then-Coach June Jones - and he predicts "success right away."

"One thing that is super fun, and the way this is relatable to June's offense, is June attacked defenses no matter what was going on," Brennan said. "We always had an answer to some degree. Last year it felt we always had to revolve around what the defense was doing. Well, this year, it's again we are attacking defenses.

"We are very aggressive. We are trying to score and score a lot. ...It's super exciting, because it's an offense where I get up in the morning, I like coming in, I like learning the new plays, learning the new concepts. I already see so much success at this time of year and compared to the last few years."