The Calgary Stampeders signed defensive lineman Terry Beckner on Tuesday. In addition, 3DownNation’s Justin Dunk reports that the Stampeders have also signed running back Jamal Morrow.
Terry Beckner is six foot four and weighs 305 pounds. The 26-year-old from East St. Louis, Illinois, had 23 tackles (13 solo, 10 assists), two tackles for loss, three sacks, and two forced fumbles in ten games for the Pittsburgh Maulers in 2023. The Maulers were not included in the USFL and XFL merger that formed the United Football League (UFL).
The Maulers signed Beckner as a free agent on May 6, 2022. He played three games with six tackles (4 solo, 2 assists), one tackle for loss, and one sack.
Before Pittsburgh, Beckner was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round (215th pick) in the 2019 NFL Draft. He was on Tampa Bay’s practice squad and later spent the 2020 season on the Chicago Bears practice squad.
Collegiately, Beckner played four seasons at the University of Missouri (2015-18) with 123 tackles (72 solo, 51 assists), 32 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, one interception for 49 yards, five pass breakups, one forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries in 43 games for the Tigers.
He was named Freshman All-American in 2015, two-time Team Interior Lineman of the Year in 2015 and 2016, and Second Team All-SEC in 2018.
Jamal Morrow is five foot eight and weighs 205 pounds. The 29-year-old from Menifee, California, had 202 carries for 907 yards, four touchdowns, 36 catches for 349 yards, one touchdown, and five kick returns for 87 yards in 16 games for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2023.
The Roughriders signed Morrow as a free agent on April 15, 2019. He spent the 2019 season on the practice squad. In four seasons, Morrow has 337 carries for 1,614 yards, seven touchdowns, 82 catches for 744 yards, two touchdowns, and 48 kick returns for 1,031 yards in 36 games.
Before Saskatchewan, Morrow went unselected in the 2018 NFL Draft and had tryouts for the Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 2019, he signed with the Orlando Apollo (AAF) but was released before the season began.
Collegiately, Morrow played four seasons at Washington State (2014-17) with 305 carries for 1,765 yards, nine touchdowns, 196 catches for 1,713 yards, 14 touchdowns, 24 kick returns for 476 yards, and 22 punt returns for 200 yards in 48 games for the Cougars. He was named two-time All-PAC 12 Conference Honorable Mention.
