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Here’s what one scout told Justin Dunk, the former Guelph Gryphons quarterback who’s on top of the CFL for CFL.ca, 3DownNation and Sportsnet: “The top linebacker in the class — if he comes straight to the CFL. He’s got ratio-changing potential with good size — athletic and a sure-tackler.”

Singleton, who has been in the NFL with Seattle, New England and Minnesota (which released him April 13) since graduating from Montana State, stands to cash in if he winds up in the CFL. And, yep, it sounds weird that a kid can actually be with NFL teams and still get drafted into the CFL.

Said Desjardins: “When we talked to him, we said, ‘It’s in your best interests to wait until you get that answer (about Canadian citizenship) to determine what you want to do.’ For him, if the NFL doesn’t work out, he’ll command more money as a Canadian linebacker than he would as an American linebacker — or as a national vs. an international. If he comes to this league, absolutely he can be (a good player).”

MORE SIGNINGS

A day after signing former Texas Longhorns receiver John Harris, the Redblacks added defensive back Marc Anthony, a 2013 seventh-round draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens, Wednesday.

“We’ve been after (Anthony) since January,” said Desjardins. “It’s been a long process, we’ve been very patient with it — let’s put it that way. We’ve been tracking him for more than a year. He’s a guy we feel can come in here and compete; we feel he has a chance to make our roster.”