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News October 31, 2023

Argos Add Canadian LB Brian Harelimana to Practice Roster

The Montreal Alouettes signed linebacker Brian Harelimana to a two-year contract extension on Monday. Harelimana, who's six-foot-two, 228 pounds, produced 12 defensive tackles and three quarterback sacks playing in every Alouettes game in 2022. Harelimana reacts after sacking Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo during first half CFL football action in Montreal on June, 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

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TORONTO – The Toronto Argonauts Football Club announced today the signing of Canadian LB Brian Harelimana.

Harelimana, 27, played 12 games for Saskatchewan in 2023 after starting the season with Montreal, where he played one game for the Alouettes. The 6’2, 228lb linebacker would tally four defensive tackles and four special teams tackles in those 13 games. The University of Montreal alum was originally drafted in the fourth round of the 2020 CFL Draft by Montreal and over the course of 26 CFL games, the Rwanda-born Harelimana has recorded 18 defensive tackles, 13 special teams tackles, three sacks, and one forced fumble.