CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Ticats Bolster Receiving Corps

Published on May 22, 2012 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats News Release


Hamilton, Ontario - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced today that the team has signed import receivers Joe Collins, Michael Galatas and Deon Murphy.

Collins, a 6-3, 195-pound native of Seaside, California, caught 109 passes for 1,501 yards and 10 touchdowns at Weber State. He was named to the first-team Big Sky All-Conference Team in 2010.

Galatas, a 5-8, 175-pound native of Mandeville, Louisiana, recorded 111 receptions for 1,757 yards and a school-record 20 receiving touchdowns in three seasons at Millsaps College. He also excelled as a returner, earning three Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Year awards while establishing new Millsaps records with 1,670 kickoff return yards and four kickoff return touchdowns. Galatas attended training camp with the NFL's New Orleans Saints in 2011.

Murphy, a 5-10, 170-pound native of Houston, Texas, caught 25 passes for 271 yards and four touchdowns with the Calgary Stampeders in 2010. The Kansas State product also led the Stamps with 911 kickoff return yards, 533 punt return yards and 145 missed field goal return yards.

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