All-Star Defensive Back Evans Signs with Tiger-Cats

February 9, 2021 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats News Release

Defensive back Ciante Evans with the Montreal Alouettes
(Hamilton Tiger-Cats)

Evans, 28, played 13 games with the Montreal Alouettes in 2019, registering 29 defensive tackles, three interceptions and five pass knockdowns. The 5-11, 195-pound native of Fort Worth, Texas helped the Alouettes make the playoffs for the first time since 2014 and added four defensive tackles in the Eastern Semi-Final against Edmonton.

In 61 career Canadian Football League games over five seasons with the Calgary Stampeders (2015-18) and Alouettes (2019), Evans has posted 156 defensive tackles, one special teams tackle, 12 interceptions and three forced fumbles. The University of Nebraska product won a Grey Cup with the Stampeders in 2018, and was also named a CFL All-Star (2017) and West Division All-Star twice (2017, 18) during his time in Calgary.

Defensive back Ciante Evans with the Montreal Alouettes

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