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With the return of RB/KR Dominique Dorsey Tuesday morning, Argonauts.ca takes a look at the startling numbers he has put up in the latest edition of By The Numbers:
2,892 Dorsey amassed 2,892 all-purpose yards in the 2008 season despite missing 5 games due to injury.
129 He tied a CFL record (previously set by former Argos KR Bashir Levingston) for the longest missed field goal return for a touchdown when he took back a missed Damon Duval field goal 129 yards to the house in 2007.
3.5 It took Dorsey all of three and a half quarters to record his first special teams return touchdown as an Argo.
1,511 Dominique accumulated 1,511 return yards in 2007 after joining the Boatmen mid-season.
2 The 5-foot-7 back earned East Division All-Star recognition in both 2007 and 2008.
1,881 Relatively unknown at the time, Dorsey generated 1,881 return yards as a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2005 and 2006.
1 Dorsey was named the club’s recipient of the John Candy Memorial Award, presented to the Argonauts Player of the Year, for the first time in his career last season.
81 Showing his versatility, Dorsey had a career-high 81-yard catch and run on Labour Day 2008
342 Dorsey set a career-high in Calgary last season when he single-handedly accounted for 342 yards of the Argos total yards.
11 Dominique has been named the CFL’s Special Teams Player of the Week 11 times (8 as an Argo).
2008 The 2008 campaign marked Dorsey’s true breakthrough, setting career highs in punt return, kickoff return, rushing and receiving yards.