Stavros Katsantonis is a renaissance man of sorts — a University of British Columbia psychology graduate who sold real estate in Idaho and worked as a marketing intern for the Hamilton-based steel giant Stelco.

On the football field, Katsantonis is always looking for the next chance to snag an interception or deliver a crushing hit. Off it, he’s scanning the horizon for the next opportunity to better position himself for the day he can no longer play football for a living.

That mindset led Katsantonis to learn all about the business side of football last week as a participant in the CFL’s Mentorship Program.

“It’s really been eye-opening to sort of see all the different branches of the CFL and really how the league is run as a whole,” he said. “I’m so grateful for the program — just to be able to have the opportunity to brush shoulders with some of our great minds in the league, and people who believe in the CFL, believe in Canadian football and believe in our players transitioning after football is done.”

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