Watch: Janarion Grant uses pure burst in 97-yard touchdown return
Janarion Grant still has it, the former Rutgers football wide receiver putting on the rockets this weekend with a long kickoff return for a touchdown.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers wide receiver had a 97-yard kickoff return over the weekend in what was a 43-22 win over British Columbia. Grant is now in his third season in the Canadian Football League.
He finished the day with two kickoff returns for a total of 112 yards and five punt returns for 55 yards.
Check out the 28-year old Grant’s highlight reel kickoff return for a touchdown. It was a big individual play and one that set the tone for his team’s big weekend win:
He’s off like a 🚀 and you’re never gonna catch him!@JanarionGrant takes the opening kickoff to the crib 💨#CFLGameday | @Wpg_BlueBombers pic.twitter.com/1MmEky1iul
— CFL (@CFL) July 9, 2022
Grant spent five seasons at Rutgers, earning a redshirt in 2016 after playing just four games due to injury. During his collegiate career, he was named All-AAC in 2013 and All-Big Ten in 2015.
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He signed as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2018 with the Baltimore Ravens. He moved to the CFL in 2019.
