Original sentence: He served primarily as a backup during his early tenure with the Lions, starting several games.In 2008 he earned the starting spot.Pierce is a talented scrambling quarterback and generally makes very precise passes to his receiving corps.Pierce signed a free agent contract with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League on May 16, 2005 after being passed over by the Saskatchewan Roughriders..
Edited sentence: Pierce signed a free agent contract with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League on May 16, 2005 after being passed over by the Saskatchewan Roughriders