CFL’s top defender Sherritt signed through 2015 by Edmonton

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The Edmonton Eskimos announced they had signed the Canadian Football League’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year, J.C. Sherritt, to a contract extension. That keeps the former Eastern Eagle out of free agency in February. The new deal will keep Sherritt in Edmonton through the 2015 season. Terms of the contract will not be disclosed.

“When I found out that (general manager) Ed (Hervey) and (head coach) Kavis (Reed) were going to be coming back and be running this organization, it was really a no-brainer for me to come back to Edmonton,” Sherritt t...