The Ticats obtained O’Shea, a native of North Bay, Ont., from the then Edmonton, which had selected the former Guelph Gryphon in the first round, fourth overall, in the 1993 CFL draft.ī.C. O’Shea established the mark with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. “I’ve spoken with coach O’Shea, he’s a great guy.” “I did not know until Matt (Lions communications director Matt Baker) told me about three minutes ago,” Williams said with a chuckle during a telephone interview. That was news to Williams, 26, who had no idea about the achievement when he came to work Wednesday. That breaks the Canadian rookie record of 75 set in 1993 by Mike O’Shea, the current head coach of the Grey Cup-champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers. ![]() The CFL revealed Wednesday the six-foot, 232-pound Williams has registered 81 defensive tackles in 12 games this season. ![]() It’s been a record-setting rookie season for B.C.
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