On Monday, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed linebacker Jared Beeksma. The 24-year-old from Cambridge, Ontario, was released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders last Saturday. The Ticats drafted Beeksma in the fifth-round (46th pick) in the 2022 CFL Draft.
We’ve added 🇨🇦 linebacker Jared Beeksma.
— Hamilton Tiger-Cats (@Ticats) August 1, 2022
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Beeksma was on the Ticats practice squad before getting promoted to the active roster and played one game for the Ticats back in Week 3 against Winnipeg before being released on July 10th and signed with Saskatchewan on July 21st. He did not play a game for the Roughriders.
He played four seasons at the University of Guelph (2017-19, 2021) with 77 tackles, three sacks, one fumble recovery, three interceptions, and six pass breakups in 39 games.
