Mike Anderson (Canadian football)
Encyclopedia
Mike Anderson is a former professional Canadian football
offensive lineman who played 12 seasons in the Canadian Football League
for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
. He was selected by the Roughriders as a territorial exemption to the draft. He was named CFL All-Star in the 1994 CFL season
, a year after he was released due to salary cap
reduction, but then later re-signed.
Canadian football
Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
offensive lineman who played 12 seasons in the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...
. He was selected by the Roughriders as a territorial exemption to the draft. He was named CFL All-Star in the 1994 CFL season
1994 CFL season
The 1994 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 41st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 37th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1994:...
, a year after he was released due to salary cap
Salary cap
In professional sports, a salary cap is a cartel agreement between teams that places a limit on the amount of money that can be spent on player salaries. The limit exists as a per-player limit or a total limit for the team's roster, or both...
reduction, but then later re-signed.