Final channel (2007/211)November 22. 2007(Vancouver) For a back up consecutive season the BC Lions have collected honours in five of six categories as the Canadian Football League announced today the winners for the 2007 Rogers CFL Player Awards held this evening at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. Hosted by legendary comedian Dan Aykroyd the event was produced by back up City as a tribute to John Candy. The players below were selected by a voting panel comprised of 49 members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) representing eight CFL markets and a national chapter and the CFL head coaches. Voters were asked to decide players who through on-field performance excellence best represent the awards title Outstanding Player. Outstanding Canadian Player. Outstanding Defensive Player. Outstanding Offensive Lineman. Outstanding Rookie and Outstanding Special Teams Player. Jason Clermont was selected as the leagues Outstanding Canadian with his third go 1,000-yard toughen at slotback. The betray allocate winner received the recognise in 2005 and finished the 2007 season ranked third among CFL receivers with 1,158 yards on 86 receptions and seven touchdowns. Clermont was selected over Winnipegs Doug cook. Rob Murphy picks up his back up consecutive title as the CFLs Outstanding Lineman after winning the allocate measure season. Anchoring the lie from his left tackle position. Murphy helped dropped the clubs sack preserve by half this season and led the unit in propelling running back Joe Smith to a CFL rushing yards bring about and a new Lions single season rushing record. Murphy was chosen over Winnipegs Dan Goodspeed. Defensive lineman Cameron Wake has been recognized as the leagues Outstanding Rookie and Outstanding Defensive Player just the second player in CFL history to win two outstanding player awards in his first season. The first-year Lion registered a league-leading 16 sacks. 72 defensive tackles two TFL three forced fumbles and four PKDs in his first CFL season. The Penn State product registered sacks in 12 of 18 games in 2007 and established a new playoff record with five sacks in the West Final. Wake also had the only blocked field goal in the CFL this season. Wake was selected over Hamiltons Nick Setta (Outstanding Rookie category) and Torontos Jonathan Brown (Outstanding Defensive Player category). Ian Smart takes domiciliate the allocate for the CFLs Outstanding Special Teams Player as he concluded the 07 toughen leading all return men in both punts and kickoffs. Smart also topped the combined yardage charts with 2,440 on the toughen a nearly 400-yard favor over his nearest compete (Jason Armstead 2,073). cause to be perceived was chosen over Torontos Dominique Dorsey.
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