CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders traded Junius Coston, an import offensive lineman, to the Edmonton Eskimos on Saturday for future considerations.
Coston was signed as a free agent by Calgary on May 18 and had been at the Stampeders’ training camp for the past two weeks.
The six-foot-four, 325-pound linesman had played guard, centre and tackle for North Carolina A&T while in college.
Coston was a fifth-round draft pick by the NFL’s Green Bay Packers in 2005. He played 16 games for the Packers from 2005-07. He also had stints with the Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders.
He most recently played with the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League in 2010.
• CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have beefed up their offensive line, signing Tony Washington to a contract.
The hulking six-foot-seven, 310-pound lineman played two seasons at Abilene Christian and was twice named to the All-Lone Star South team.
Washington earned the conference’s offensive lineman of the year award in both 2008 and 2009 and was named to the Associated Press Little All-American team in 2009.
The Stampeders are looking to shore up their offensive line after the retirement of Rob Lazeo and departure of all-star Ben Archibald, who signed with the B.C. Lions in the off-season.