At six foot five and 240 plus pounds, Jerry Janes was the kind of big target thatg quarterbacks like to throw to. Janes was an End out of Louisiana State where he was draftged i nthe 21st round of the 1957 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears.  Janes came instead to the CFL and the BCF Lionswhere he would play three seasons from 1957 to 1959.  Janes put up some very respectable numbers in an era where tight ends were not often the primary receiver. Janes had 47 catches for 828 yards in 1958 and 41 catches for 936 yards in 1959.  Janes had very good yards per catch averages in his three years with the Lions, twice averaging more than 20 yards per catch. Following the 1959 season, Janes was traded along with a junior draft pick to Ottawa for the rights to quarterback Randy Duncan and cash when Duncan signed.  Janes, who was heavily involved in business in Vancouver, refused to go to Ottawa, and the Rough Riders took #12,000 cash and he rights to Howie Schnellenberg to comple the deal.

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Janes Won't Report to Ottawa - April 2, 1959