The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have signed American linebacker Brian Cole II.
The 27-year-old played 11 games for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last year, registering 28 total tackles, including 24 defensive tackles, one interception and one forced fumble. The Saginaw, Michigan native played 37 games in three seasons with Winnipeg from 2022 through 2024, recording 51 total tackles, 27 defensive tackles, four forced fumbles and one interception.
The six-foot-one, 215-pound Cole previously spent time in the CFL with the Edmonton Elks (2022) and Saskatchewan Roughriders (2022) in addition to NFL stints with the Carolina Panthers (2021), Miami Dolphins (2020-2021) and Minnesota Vikings (2020).
He was originally selected by the Vikings in the seventh round, 249th overall during the 2020 NFL Draft after spending his collegiate career with Mississippi State (2017-2019), Michigan (2015) and East Mississippi Community College (2016).
