Argos’ Ray ponders retirement
TORONTO — Ricky Ray is considering going out on top.
The 38-year-old quarterback admitted Wednesday that he’s contemplating retirement after 15 CFL seasons. The revelation came just three days after Ray earned a record fourth Grey Cup title as a starter in the Toronto Argonauts’ 27-24 upset over the Calgary Stampeders at TD Place.
“I’m seriously thinking about it,” Ray said during the team’s locker cleanout.
“There’s still a lot to accomplish. But what’s going to make it tougher, too, is the kind of year we had, the finish we had and feeling like you’re at the top of the mountain.
“Being able to have this as my last memory of playing, it’s going to make it more difficult on deciding whether to come back or not.”
If Ray, who’s scheduled to become a free agent in February, decides to continue playing, it will be with the Argos, he said. The Californian completed his sixth season in Toronto — capturing a second Grey Cup title with the club — after being acquired from the Edmonton Eskimos.
“I can’t imagine playing anywhere else,” Ray said.
During Toronto’s Grey Cup celebration Tuesday, Ray seemed to hint he’d already decided to return. But on Wednesday, Ray said he had been joking.
“No hidden meanings.”