Hamilton Tiger-Cats enter offseason with 20 pending free agents

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The Hamilton Tiger-Cats ended their season on Saturday with a 35-22 victory against the Ottawa Redblacks, capping a difficult year for the franchise. Early Grey Cup hopes were derailed when franchise quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell suffered a season-ending ankle injury in Week 5, kicking off a QB carousel that saw Jake Dolegala, Tre Ford, and Harrison Frost all start games.

While Mitchell will be back next year, other players will not be. There are currently 20 pending free agents in The Hammer, which should mean a busy offseason for Orlondo Steinauer and company.

Free agency won’t officially get underway until February, but for now, these are the players currently set to hit the open market. This list is unofficial and was compiled using anonymous 3DownNation sourcing.

Please note that “N” denotes nationals (ie. Canadians), “A” denotes Americans, and “G” denotes Globals.

Quarterback

Harrison Frost (A)

Running back

Johnny Augustine (N)

Fullback

Daniel Bell (N)
Ante Milanovic-Litre (N)

Receiver

Tyson Middlemost (N)
Tyler Ternowski (N)

Offensive line

Quinton Barrow (A)
Nathaniel Dumoulin-Duguay (N)
Jakub Szott (N)

Defensive line

Charbel Dabire (N)
Miles Fox (A)
Owen Hubert (N)
Mario Kendricks Jr. (A)

Linebacker

Braxton Hill (A)
Wynton McManis (A)

Defensive back

Devodric Bynum (A)
Robert Panabaker (N)
Quavian White (A)

Specialist

Nik Constantinou (G)
Marc Liegghio (N)

It should be noted that players who finish the season on the practice roster automatically become free agents. This means that running back Nahree Biggins (A), receivers Hakeem Harris (N) and Blayne Taylor (A), offensive linemen Noah Henderson (A) and Reuben Unije (A), linebackers Jayden Griffiths (N) and Daveren Rayner (A), defensive backs Kaleb Hayes (A) and Robert McDaniel (A), and punter Mitch McCarthy (G) are free to join any other team unless they sign new contracts.