The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed linebacker Marvin Pierre and defensive back Frederik Lesieur on Monday according to the CFL Transactions page.
Marvin Pierre is six foot two and weighs 222 pounds. The 25-year-old from Rahway, New Jersey, signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023. He was later released by the Cardinals on June 8, 2023, and signed with the Green Bay Packers on August 21, 2023. Pierre made one tackle (1 solo) in one preseason game for the Packers before they released him on August 29, 2023.
Pierre was then drafted by the Houston Roughnecks (XFL) in the 2023 XFL Draft. However, the Roughnecks were not included in the XFL and USFL merger forming the United Football League. However, the Gamblers took on the Roughnecks brand. Pierre was drafted by the San Antonio Brahmas in the 2024 UFL Dispersal Draft and was released on March 10, 2024.
Collegiately, Pierre started at Fort Scott Community College in 2018 as a redshirt freshman. Next, Pierre played one season at Butler Community College in 2019 with 42 tackles (23 solo, 19 assists), 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in 12 games for the Grizzlies.
Then, he transferred to Murray State in 2020 making 29 tackles (17 solo, 12 assists), four tackles for loss, one sack, one interception for 41 yards, one touchdown, one pass breakup, and one forced fumble in six games for the Racers.
Pierre concluded his collegiate career at Kent State (2021-22) with 149 tackles (86 solo, 63 assists), 11 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one interception for 33 yards, one touchdown, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery in 25 games for the Golden Flashes.
Frederik Lesieur is six foot two and weighs 225 pounds. The 22-year-old from Montreal, Quebec, was a redshirt freshman at Penn State in 2021 before transferring to Concordia. Lesieur was set to play for the Karlskoga Wolves (Sweden) in 2024.
Lesieur played for the Grizzlis de Boucherville and Cegep de Lennoxville in 2016 helping the team to a 10-1 record winning the state championship. He was also a three-time team captain.
In his junior season at Cegep Andre-Grassett, Lesieur made three interceptions and two touchdowns in his junior season. In addition, he was named a two-time All-Star and earned a Team Quebec invitation to Team Canada tryouts.
