The Calgary Stampeders and wide receiver Reggie Begelton agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2025 season on Thursday.
Reggie Begelton is six foot and weighs 204 pounds. The 30-year-old from Beaumont, Texas, has made 86 catches for 1,119 yards, five touchdowns, and two carries for 13 yards in 15 games for the Stampeders in 2023. He won the 2023 Herm Harrison Memorial Award for his outstanding community service.
In six seasons in Calgary, Begelton has 329 catches for 4,445 yards, 24 touchdowns, 11 carries for 114 yards, one touchdown, and six kick returns for 130 yards in 52 games. He is a member of the 2018 Stampeders Grey Cup championship team.
In addition, he is a two-time CFL West All-Star and a two-time CFL All-Star. The Stampeders signed Begelton as a free agent on May 17, 2017. In his first stint in Calgary, Begelton made 149 catches for 2,236 yards, 12 touchdowns, four carries for 38 yards, and one touchdown in 35 games. In 2020, he left Calgary to sign with the Green Bay Packers.
In 2021, Begelton returned to Calgary after two seasons on the Green Bay Packers practice squad. He made nine catches for 133 yards, one touchdown, and one carry for 21 yards in two games. In 2022, Begelton made 85 catches for 957 yards, six touchdowns, and four carries for 42 yards in 18 games.
Collegiately, Begelton played four seasons at Lamar University (2012-15) with 195 catches for 2,136 yards, 17 touchdowns, three carries for 29 yards, and one kick return for 12 yards in 40 games for the Cardinals. He graduated as the Cardinals’ all-time leader in catches and touchdowns. He was selected to the first-team all-Southland Conference in 2015 and a two-time second-team selection in 2013 and 2014.
