CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Tiger-Cats Sign National Placekicker Ferraro

Published on November 15, 2021 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats News Release


The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Monday the football club has signed national placekicker Gabriel Ferraro. He has been added to the suspended list while he completes his quarantine period.

Ferraro, 26, attending training camp with the Tiger-Cats earlier this season and also spent time on the practice squad of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in October. The 5-10, 178-pound native of Mississauga, Ontario appeared in five Canadian Football League games with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2019, converting seven of his nine field goal attempts (77.8%) and 11-of-12 extra point attempts.

Ferraro also spent time with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2020 and was originally selected by the Calgary Stampeders in the seventh round, 59th overall, in the 2018 CFL Draft. He attended training camp with the Stampeders in 2018 before returning to University for his final year of eligibility. The University of Guelph product set the U Sports record for field goals made in a season with 33 in 2017, and tied for the most ever through a career after converting 91 of his 117 field goal attempts (77.8%) from 2014 to 2018 with the Gryphons.

The Tiger-Cats also announced the following player has been released:

USA - K - Taylor Bertolet

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