MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed veteran quarterback Darian Durant to a three-year contract Thursday.

Montreal acquired Durant's rights from the Saskatchewan Roughriders last week. He was scheduled to become a free agent Feb. 14.

Durant spent 11 seasons with Saskatchewan and led the franchise to a Grey Cup title in 2013.

"We are extremely happy to have reached an agreement with Darian and we are looking forward to see him lead our offence out on the field," Montreal GM Kavis Reed said in a statement. "The negotiations came to this rapid conclusion because both parties were anxious to get a deal done and start working together to bring a championship to the city of Montreal."

Durant, 34, has started 111 of his 155 career CFL games. He has thrown for 28,136 yards with 149 TD strikes.

Last year, the native of Florence, S.C., completed 290-of-431 passes for 3,468 yards with 14 TDs.