Veteran offensive lineman Dan Comiskey has big plans for the 2010 season as he returns to the Canadian Football League.

“I’ve got three kids and I’ve got two Grey Cup rings,” the newest member of the Calgary Stampeders quipped on QR77’s Sportstalk show Wednesday night. “I need one more ring or there’s going to be a helluva fight at home.”

Comiskey, a two-time West Division all-star, is getting back into the game after taking a season off.

“When I retired from the Eskimos, I needed to get some things done business-wise and get some security for my family,” said the 37-year-old Windsor, Ont., native. “I’ve done that and I’ve got some good things going there. I started training back then knowing that I potentially wanted to come back and play.

“My business partner is Bruce Beaton, who I played with for five years in Edmonton, and we trained together and worked together and it’s one of those things where my health has gotten significantly better and better over the past year and a half. I knew I wanted to come back if it fit for me and it fit for the team.

“When Coach Hufnagel called me, we started talking about it and we came to terms. I like a guy who says what he means and means what he says. With Huff, you always know where you stand. I know that what he says goes and I know he’s the alpha dog and that’s the way it is. That’s what I want in a head coach.”

Comiskey says he had no interest to play for any team other than the Stampeders.

“I was excited about the idea of playing for Calgary,” he said. “I like this team and I look forward to playing with (former Saskatchewan teammates) Henry Burris and Rob Lazeo again. Laz and I were rookies together in Saskatchewan and I lived with him. He’s a really good guy. I like watching him play and I like playing with him. He’s an aggressive player and knows what he’s doing out there.”

The big man is confident he can come back strong and contribute to the Stamps’ cause this season.

“Every year, you compete for your job,” he said. “Yes, I took a year off and in that time I did a lot of things with my body with taking care of old injuries, but also nutrition-wise and training-wise. I learned a lot and I understand a lot more than I used to. But all of that doesn’t mean anything until I go out there and put it on the field and go out there and play. That’s what I plan on doing — playing all-star calibre football.”