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CP785164691 — B.C. Lions\' Chris Rainey, left, is brought down by Montreal Alouettes\' Winston Venable, who was penalized for an illegal tackle, as he tries to run the ball into the end zone during the second half of a CFL football game in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday September 9, 2016. Veteran linebacker Venable has retired, the Toronto Argonauts announced Wednesday.Toronto signed the five-foot-11, 220-pound Venable this off-season as a free agent. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Toronto Argonauts veteran linebacker Winston Venable calls it a career

May 31 2017 12:32 AM

TORONTO – Veteran linebacker Winston Venable has retired, the Toronto Argonauts announced Wednesday.

Toronto signed the five-foot-11, 220-pound Venable this off-season as a free agent. Venable spent the first four years of his CFL career with the Montreal Alouettes.

Venable started all 18 games last season with Montreal, registering 88 tackles, seven sacks, a force fumble and four special-teams tackles.

The Argos also announced that rookie offensive lineman Sam Narkaj, a converted defensive lineman from Concordia, also retired. American linebacker Larry Scott has been added to the roster.