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Veteran offensive lineman Simeon Rottier re-signs with Edmonton Eskimos

Mar 7, 2018 | 11:30 AM

EDMONTON — Canadian offensive lineman Simeon Rottier re-signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on Wednesday.

The six-foot-six, 295-pound Rottier is entering his seventh season in Edmonton and 10th in the CFL. Rottier, a native of Westlock, Alta., was the first player taken in the 2009 draft by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Rottier was a CFL all-star in 2014, the same year he was named Edmonton’s top offensive lineman. He has appeared in 124 career games at centre and both guard positions.