The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will be down a lockdown corner for Saturday’s rematch with the Montreal Alouettes.
Jamal Peters (thigh) has been placed on the one-game injured list and will not be able to avenge his team’s Week 9 loss. The 27-year-old defensive back was Hamilton’s prized offseason acquisition after three outstanding seasons with the rival Toronto Argonauts and became the CFL’s highest-paid corner in the process. Through seven games this season, he has 13 defensive tackles, three special teams tackles, and two interceptions.
Kordell Rodgers will step in at boundary cornerback in his Ticat debut. The five-foot-eleven, 175-pound native of Lufkin, Texas dressed for 12 games with the Montreal Alouettes last year, making nine starts at boundary cornerback and two starts at field-side cornerback. He recorded 37 defensive tackles and two interceptions.
On the opposite side of the ball, veteran left tackle Joel Figueroa will start for the first time this season after nursing a shoulder injury for the first eight games. The 35-year-old played just five games in 2023 after joining the Ticats in free agency as the league’s highest-priced blindside protector. Rookie Brendan Bordner will be a healthy scratch after helping down the fort to begin the year.
Rounding out the roster moves is the addition of rookie Canadian defensive end Luke Brubacher. Veteran Benoit Marion will be a healthy scratch.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2-6) will visit the Montreal Alouettes (7-1) on Saturday, August 10 at 7:00 p.m. EDT.
