Official: Edmonton Elks sign Jordan Murray from Ticats

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The Edmonton Elks have signed American offensive lineman Jordan Murray. 3DownNation reported the agreement during the negotiation window. It’s a two-year deal, tying Murray to the Elks through 2027.

Murray spent much of the 2025 season sidelined with a knee injury or listed as a healthy scratch, but made five starts at left tackle for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He took back the starting job for the final three weeks of the regular season and the playoffs when he replaced Brendan Bordner, who has also signed with Edmonton.

The 28-year-old first joined the Ticats in 2021, making nine starts as a rookie. He signed with the Indianapolis Colts in 2022 and spent the season on the practice roster. He was waived during training camp in 2023 and returned to Hamilton midway through the year, making 18 starts over the next two seasons.

The six-foot-nine, 325-pound blocker played collegiately at the University of North Texas, where he appeared in 43 games and made 34 starts with the Mean Green.

Pending CFL free agents were able to communicate with teams around the league from February 1 to 8, during which time contracts could be negotiated and agreed upon but not signed. Starting Tuesday, February 10, at noon EST, players can officially change teams.

The Edmonton Elks finished fifth in the West Division standings in 2025 with a 7-11 record, missing the playoffs for the fifth straight season. Cody Fajardo started the team’s final 13 regular-season games and went 6-7, throwing for 3,408 yards, 14 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. Tre Ford started the first five, going 1-4, and threw for 984 yards, five touchdowns, and three interceptions.

The Elks ranked ninth in net offence, ninth in net defence, and fifth with a turnover differential of plus-four. The club’s leading rusher was Justin Rankin with 1,013 yards, the leading receiver was Kaion Julien-Grant with 820 yards, and the leading tackler was Joel Dublanko with 80 tackles. Edmonton finished seventh in attendance with average crowds of 19,050, which was a 7.1 percent decrease from the previous year.