Receiver Kenny Stafford returns to Alouettes

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Kenny Stafford had 47 catches for 732 yards with nine TDs in helping Edmonton win the Grey Cup. (Jason Franson/CP)

MONTREAL — Kenny Stafford is back with the Montreal Alouettes.

The six-foot-three, 204-pound receiver signed a one-year deal with Montreal on the first day of CFL free agency Tuesday. Stafford spent the 2014 season with the

Als, recording 20 catches for 230 yards and a touchdown before being dealt to Edmonton for receiver Fred Stamps on Jan. 16, 2015.

Stafford had 47 catches for 732 yards with nine TDs in helping Edmonton win the Grey Cup.

"We are very happy to have Kenny back in the nest," Montreal head coach/GM Jim Popp said in a statement. "He brings size, speed, and big play abilities to the lineup."

The Alouettes also re-signed Canadian receiver Sam Giguere and American linebacker Winston Venable. Giguere signed a two-year deal while Venable agreed to a one-year contract.

The six-foot, 218-pound Giguere, a native of Sherbrooke, Que., had 39 catches for 368 yards and four TDs in 15 games last year. He also ran for 117 yards on 16 carries.

Venable was a CFL all-star last season, his first as a starter. The five-foot-11, 220-pound linebacker had a team-high 104 tackles with five sacks.

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