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The B.C. Lions pool of defensive players just got a little deeper.

The team announced three signings on Wednesday: former NFL defensive lineman Josh Shirley, as well as recent NCAA graduates and defensive backs Adrian James and Vicente Stafford. All three will join the team for a mini-camp for new signings and second-year players, which begins at noon today at the Lions’ practice facility.

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The 6-foot-1, 235-pound Shirley spent two years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears after a college career that saw him record 17 sacks and 59 tackles in 51 games with UNLV and the Washington Huskies. He also spent time with the Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders organizations.

James racked up nine tackles and three interceptions in six games with the Indoor Football League’s Spokane Empire in 2016, which came on the heels of a college career at UTEP where the six-foot, 195-pounder had 52 tackles and two interceptions in 45 games.

Stafford’s college career was spent at a small Div. II university in North Carolina — the 1,500-student Chowan University in Murfreesbro — where he had 65 solo tackles and four picks, while returning 18 career punt returns for 217 yards and a touchdown with another 170 yards on seven kickoff returns.