Eric Rogers

Calgary Stampeders' Eric Rogers comes down with a touchdown catch during the first half of a Canadian Football League playoff game against the BC Lions in Calgary, Alberta, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015.

(Jeff McIntosh | The Canadian Press)

Wide receiver Eric Rogers is making the rounds. One of his recent stops was in East Rutherford, where he had a tryout with the Giants.

CFL star WR Eric Rogers latest workouts: Giants and Colts. — Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) January 19, 2016



The CFL star is on a tryout tour, desperately searching for the right landing spot, desperately searching for any landing spot in the NFL. Are the Giants the right team? They do need more weapons. They do need more depth at wide receiver, especially with Rueben Randle a free agent.

The Giants dipped into the CFL waters last year when they signed center Brett Jones. It didn't produce much. Jones spent his first season in the NFL on injured reserve and was a longshot to make the team even if healthy.



His only significant playing time came in 2015. Rogers played in two games for Calgary in 2014.



* Physical skills

Rogers is listed at 6-3, 210. At his Pro Day coming out of California Lutheran he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds, posted a 6.89 in the 3-cone drills, did nine reps on the bench press, had a 37-inch vertical leap and did 10'1" in the long jump. He's obviously an NFL-caliber athlete.



* Doing the rounds

Rogers is reportedly in the midst of a tour that includes tryouts with 16 NFL teams. That's half the NFL clubs taking a look at the CFL's leading receiver. He was in San Diego on Tuesday. He's been in Philadelphia, New England, Indianapolis and San Francisco to name a few. He also met with the Jets last week.



* Who is Eric Rogers?

He's a California native. His career goal while at California Lutheran was listed as wanting to join S.W.A.T. Rogers made it known that he wanted a shot at the NFL this offseason and is a free agent. He vowed to return to Calgary if he does not land a job.

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