Als sign NFL vet to help replace Cahoon

The Alouettes are looking south of the border to help offset the retirement of Ben Cahoon. The team has signed NFL veteran Jerry Porter to a two-year deal. Financial terms were not released.

Porter spent nine seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Oakland Raiders. But the 32-year-old has been out of football the last two seasons.

The signing will be a reunion for Porter and Als head coach Marc Trestman. The two were part of the Raiders team that went to the Super Bowl in 2002.