After seeing four of his UConn Huskies teammates get drafted last Saturday and then having four of his teammates sign free agent contracts with NFL teams, Martin Bedard will get his chance to play professional football in his home country of Canada.
Bedard, a native of Laval, Quebec, was taken in the 2nd round (14th overall) by his hometown Montreal Alouettes today in the 2009 Canadian Football League (CFL Draft)
In 5 games for the Huskies in 2008, Bedard had 13 catches for 156 yards and had 16 catches for 198 yards in his career.
He’ll join former Huskies defensive end Shawn Mayne (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), linebacker Maurice Lloyd (Edmonton Eskimos), cornerback Jordan Younger (Toronto Argonauts), wide receiver O’Neill Wilson (British Columbia Lions), running back Terry Caulley (Hamilton Tiger-Cats) and wide receiver Larry Taylor (Montreal Alouettes) who also play in the CFL.
