Argonauts defensive end Andrew Chatfield Jr. leading CFL in sacks
Chatfield has posted a CFL-leading five sacks for Toronto (1-4), which acquired the 26-year-old Florida native from the Ottawa Redblacks on Feb. 10 for defensive back Craig James.
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