The Ottawa Redblacks and running back Jackson Bennett agreed to a two-year contract extension on Wednesday that runs through the 2024 season. The 26-year-old Cumberland, Ontario, had 50 carries for 234 yards, 15 catches for 86 yards, and eight kick returns for 160 yards in 14 games in the 2022 season.
This will be Bennett’s second season in Ottawa. Before Ottawa, Bennett spent three seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2018-19, 2021) with 46 carries for 219 yards, one touchdown, 13 catches for 102 yards, seven kick returns for 155 yards, 25 tackles, one sack, and one forced fumble in 40 games.
Collegiately, Bennett played four seasons as a linebacker at the University of Ottawa (2014-17) with 108.5 tackles, one sack, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, three interceptions, nine pass breakups, one blocked kick, 40 kick returns for 1,050 yards, two touchdowns, and one carry for 15 yards in 23 games.
