The Edmonton Elks released wide receiver Maurice Ffrench and linebacker Tobi Antigha on Monday.
Maurice Ffrench is five foot eleven and weighs 200 pounds. The 24-year-old from New Brunswick, New Jersey, made 15 catches for 190 yards, and one touchdown in four games for the Elks in 2023. Edmonton signed Ffrench as a free agent on November 23, 2022.
Before Edmonton, Ffrench played four seasons at the University of Pittsburgh (2016-19) with 156 catches for 1,637 yards, ten touchdowns, 49 carries for 379 yards, four touchdowns, 27 kick returns for 652 yards, two touchdowns, and 28 punt returns for 164 yards in 46 games for the Panthers. He was named to the All-ACC third team in 2019.
He signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2020, making the practice squad, and later signed with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2022, playing three games with one catch for three yards.
Tobi Antigha is six foot two and weighs 240 pounds. The 30-year-old from Tampa, Florida, made four tackles (3 DT, 1 ST) in one for the Elks in 2023. Last year, he made 18 tackles, one interception, and one forced fumble in 12 games.
In 2017, he signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played two seasons in Saskatchewan with 59 tackles, seven sacks, three interceptions, and one touchdown in 35 games.
In 2019, he signed with Toronto Argonauts and made 23 tackles and two interceptions in 11 games. After Toronto, Antigha signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2021. He made nine tackles in eight games.
Collegiately, Antigha played three seasons as a wide receiver at Presbyterian College (2011-13). He made 64 catches for 886 yards, and nine touchdowns in 28 games for the Blue Hose. In his final season, Antigha recorded three games with over 100 yards in receiving. He finished the season with 54 catches for 764 yards and eight touchdowns.
