Calgary, AB (My Sportsbook) - The Calgary Stampeders announced on Wednesday that defensive end Mike Labinjo has agreed to a multi-year contract extension that will keep him with the club through the 2011 season. Labinjo, 28, was voted the top Canadian player on the team over the regular season after he tied for the team lead with five sacks and finished second in the CFL with six tackles for a loss. He also forced two fumbles and had 31 tackles. In the Stampeders' Grey Cup win over Montreal, he had three knockdowns, a sack and three tackles. In Calgary's West Final victory over the BC Lions, he had three sacks, eight tackles, a forced fumble and two tackles for loss. Labinjo joined the Stamps as a linebacker in 2007 after spending four seasons in the National Football League.
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