Cut by San Francisco 49ers, Shawn Lemon returns to the CFL

It was only a matter of time before Shawn Lemon was back in the Canadian Football League after being cut by the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, but no one was sure where.

It was a three-horse race between the BC Lions, Ottawa RedBlacks and Grey Cup-hosting Winnipeg Blue Bombers, with BC the first team to drop out of the Lemon sweepstakes.

Per #CFL sources: The BC Lions are out of the Shawn Lemon sweepstakes. Down to Winnipeg and Ottawa.

— Arash Madani (@ArashMadani) September 2, 2015

And then it was down to Ottawa and Winnipeg. Shawn Lemon goes toooo…

Shawn Lemon has signed with the Ottawa #RedBlacks, per sources. #CFL

— Scott Mitchell (@SUNMitchell) September 2, 2015

It’s not quite *official* yet though…

Right now, the #RedBlacks deal with Shawn Lemon is just verbal. Need it on paper and signed, plus star DE will need to pass physical. #CFL

— Tim Baines (@TimCBaines) September 2, 2015

The agreement has Lemon in Ottawa through 2016 and is huge for RNation since Aston Whiteside is now out for the season.

Lemon was a beast last year with the Grey Cup champion Calgary Stampeders, nabbing 31 tackles, 13 sacks and an interception.

– written by Travis Currah