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Gale, the Abilene Christian University product, has done stints in the CFL as well with the Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He made three starts with Saskatchewan last year — including one against B.C. on July 16 in a 40-27 Lions win — and he was 79-of-137 for 950 yards, with two touchdowns and three interceptions, in nine appearances for the Roughriders in 2016.

Gale, a native of Alva, Okla., been a back-up along the way to the likes of Ricky Ray, Zach Collaros and Darian Durant. He told CFL.ca this last March, not long after signing in Calgary: “If you look at my career, I’ve kind of gone here and there and everywhere. But the people I’ve gotten to learn from … being around more people that have played the position – they know what it’s like to be back there, to make decisions, sometimes make the wrong decisions. That perspective is a valued resource to have.”