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Montreal Alouettes Sign Former NFL and UFL DB Thakarius “BoPete” Keyes

The Montreal Alouettes announced on Wednesday the signing of American defensive back Thakarius Keyes.

Thakarius Keyes played in 40 games for Tulane from 2016 to 2019, recording 95 total tackles (76 solo, 19 assisted), 19 passes defended, and 2 interceptions.

Keyes was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft and played in 8 games for the Chiefs that season, with 1 start, and recorded 7 solo tackles and 1 assisted.

In 2021, he played in 4 games for the Indianapolis Colts and 1 for the Chicago Bears, recording 1 tackle.

He was waived by Chicago in August of 2022 and spent time on practice squads with the Houston Texans, Atlanta Falcons, and Baltimore Ravens over the 2022 season. In 2023, he was waived by the Cleveland Browns following an injury.

Keyes played in the UFL in 2024 and 2025 with the San Antonio Brahmas, appearing in 11 games with 7 starts and recording 22 solo tackles and 9 assisted tackles.

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Jonathan Clink joined CFL News Hub in early April of 2023. His primary responsibilities are covering the BC Lions and Montreal Alouettes. He self awarded himself the CFL Rookie Journalist of the Year in 2023 following the 2023 CFL season. He also proclaims himself to be a "really cool guy". He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and lived a large portion of his childhood in Northwest Ontario. He currently lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan and misses being being able to have 4 months of skating every winter. Clink has written over 240 articles for CFL News Hub. He was the publication's boots on the ground at the 2023 Grey Cup in Hamilton. Clink has always had an obsession for sport and has a background in other sports as well having played hockey all his life and soccer, basketball, and lacrosse in high school. As a young child he used to log his hockey statistics after every game which is either an indication that he was destined for the role or perhaps and indication that he is rather strange.
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