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Derel Walker, S.J. Green and Armanti Edwards each posted 1,000-yard receiving seasons in what turned out to be their final year in Double Blue.

In the case of Walker, considered among the elite pass catchers in the CFL, his first season in Toronto would prove to his last after he signed one of the most lucrative free-agent deals not involving a quarterback.

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No player, as it turned out, who didn’t line up under centre earned as much as Walker after he agreed to a package that paid him in the range of $270,000.

Walker remains unsigned, a victim of a cap-crunched league where virtually every team has allocated its finances.

One of these days, Walker will eventually land with a team.

B.C., which brought quarterback Mike Reilly back into the Lions’ den, entertained the thought of reuniting Walker with Reilly hoping to reignite the lethal tandem developed during their time in Edmonton.

Winnipeg, the CFL’s reigning champion, also kicked tires much like the Blue Bombers attempted to sign Walker last off-season until the Argos handsomely rewarded him.