The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and quarterback Matthew Shiltz agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2023 season on Monday. The 30-year-old from St. Charles, Illinois, completed 85 of 119 passes (71.4%) for 935 yards, four touchdowns, two interceptions, 28 carries for 152 yards, and one touchdown in 17 games for the Ticats in 2022.
The Ticats signed Shiltz as a free agent on February 6th, 2022 after spending four seasons with the Montreal Alouettes. Shiltz completed 145 of 237 passes (61.2%) for 1,866 yards, eight touchdowns, 11 interceptions, 50 carries for 313 yards, and two touchdowns in 50 games for the Alouettes.
Collegiately, Shiltz played four seasons at Butler University (2012-15) with 324-552 completions for 4,042 yards, 29 touchdowns, 13 interceptions, 175 carries for 862 yards, two touchdowns, and caught four passes for 32 yards in 29 games for the Bulldogs.
In 2015, Shiltz was named 2015 First Team Academic All-PFL, 2015 PFL Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year, and 2015 All-PFL Second Team. He completed 218 of 381 passes (57.2%) for 2,713 yards, 19 touchdowns, nine interceptions, 126 carries for 639 yards, ten touchdowns, three catches for 36 yards, and two touchdowns in 11 games in his final season.
