Marshall University Athletics
Cato Inks Deal with Montreal Alouettes
5/16/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Former Marshall quarterback Rakeem Cato signed a two-year contract with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League on Saturday.
The team also holds an option for a third year. The Miami native took part in the Cleveland Browns' rookie mini-camp last week prior to agreeing to Saturday's deal.
"The ultimate goal still remains to become an NFL quarterback, but I intend to make Montreal the best team in the CFL and to win championships," Cato said.
Cato owns the NCAA's major college (FBS) record for consecutive games with a touchdown pass (46). He finished his Marshall years with most of the Herd's passing records, including career yards (14,079), completions (1,153), attempts (1,838), touchdowns (131) and total offense (14,918), topping Herd legends Chad Pennington and Byron Leftwich. He ranks in the top 10 in major college history in many passing categories, and no. 2 in Conference USA history to former Houston star Case Keenum.
