Tiger-Cats Ink Three

May 8, 2023 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats News Release

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Monday, the football club has signed three players including American receivers Jon'Vea Johnson and Justin McGriff and national linebacker Dyton Blackett.

Johnson, 27, most recently spent time with the Montreal Alouettes (2022). Prior to that, the 6-0, 190-pound native of Gary, Indiana spent time in the National Football with the Dallas Cowboys (2019-20), Jacksonville Jaguars (2021), and Chicago Bears (2021). Johnson played 51 games over four seasons at the University of Toledo (2015-18) recording 120 receptions for a total of 2,186 yards and 24 touchdowns. His 24 career touchdown receptions ranks fourth all-time in Rocket's history.

McGriff, 22, played 33 games over three seasons (2020-22) at Utah State University. The 6-6, 215-pound native of Tampa, Florida recorded 80 receptions for a total of 1,037 yards and 12 touchdowns for the Aggies. McGriff is just the 37th player in Utah State history to have over 1,000 career receiving yards.

Blackett, 23, played 22 games over five seasons at St. Francis Xavier University (2018-23). The 6-4, 227-pound native of Canning, Nova Scotia recorded 49 total tackles, including four sacks, four tackles for loss, two interceptions and two pass break-ups. Blackett helped the X-Men win the 2022 Loney Bowl.

The football club also announced the following player has been released:

NAT - OL - Alex Fontana

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