The Montreal Alouettes signed wide receiver Jose Barbon and defensive back Myles Brooks on Thursday.
Jose Barbon is six foot and weighs 185 pounds. The 23-year-old from Havana, Cuba, and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, signed with the Calgary Stampeders as a free agent on October 9, 2023, and was placed on the practice squad. Before Calgary, Barbon signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2023. He played three preseason games with one catch for six yards.
Collegiately, Barbon played four seasons at Temple (2019-22) with 138 catches for 1,608 yards (38.3 AVG/G), four touchdowns, three carries for 34 yards, one kick return for three yards, and four punt returns for four yards in 42 games for the Owls. He earned All-AAC Honorable Mention in 2022.
Myles Brooks is six foot one and weighs 198 pounds. The 23-year-old from Pflugerville, Texas, made two tackles (1 solo, 1 assist) in three preseason games for the Dallas Cowboys in 2023. The Cowboys signed Brooks as an undrafted free agent in 2023.
Collegiately, Brooks played three seasons at Stephen F. Austin (2019-21) with 65 tackles (41 solo, 24 assists), half a tackle for loss, six interceptions for 47 yards, one touchdown, 23 pass breakups, and two catches for 15 yards in 31 games for the Lumberjacks.
Then, Brooks transferred to Louisiana Tech in 2022 with 29 tackles (22 solo, 7 assists), three tackles for loss, three interceptions for 94 yards, one touchdown, 12 pass breakups, and one forced fumble in 12 games for the Bulldogs. He was named Second Team All-C-USA in 2022.
