On Wednesday, the Ottawa Redblacks and four-time CFL All-Star punter Richie Leone agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2023 season. The 30-year-old from Roswell, Georgia, had 112 punts for 4,329 yards (46.4 AVG) in 18 games during the 2022 season.
Leone will enter his fifth season with the Redblacks. In four seasons in Ottawa, Leone has 474 punts for 18,466 yards in 68 games. Before playing in Ottawa, Leone played two seasons with the BC Lions (2015-16) with 216 punts for 8,449 yards in 35 games.
Leone is a three-time CFL East All-Star (2018-19, 2021), a two-time CFL West All-Star (2015-16), and a four-time CFL All-Star (2015-16, 2019, 2021).
Leone signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2014. In addition, Leone had short stints with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Arizona Cardinals twice in 2017 and 2020.
Collegiately, Leone played four seasons at the University of Houston (2010-13) with 219 punts for 9,430 yards (43.1 AVG), 18 touchbacks, 87 fair catches, 79 from inside the 20-yard line, 54 for 50-plus yards, and one punt block. He was named to the FWAA Second Team All-American in 2013.
