The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and placekicker Marc Liegghio agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2026 season on Thursday.
Marc Liegghio is five foot seven and weighs 198 pounds. The 27-year-old from Woodbridge, Ontario, made 39 of 44 field goals (88.6%) with a long of 55 yards, 66 kickoffs for 4,058 yards (61.5%), and converted 37 of 38 extra points in 17 games this season.
Liegghio was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the fifth round (39th pick) in the 2020 CFL Draft. However, the CFL did not play the 2020 season due to the pandemic.
Liegghio spent two seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2021-22) making 37 of 47 field goals (78.7%) with a long of 55 yards, converting 61 of 69 extra points, 183 punts for 8,288, and 115 kickoffs for 7,280 yards in 32 games. The Blue Bombers released him on June 4, 2023.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed Liegghio on June 17, 2023. In 2023, Liegghio made 41 of 47 field goals (87.2%) with a long of 50 yards, 56 kickoffs for 3,315 yards (59.2 AVG), and converted 27 of 32 extra points in 17 games.
Collegiately, Liegghio played four seasons at the University of Western (2016-19) converting 115 of 137 field goals (84%) with a long of 46 yards, converting 213 extra points, and kicking the ball off 266 times 14,589 yards (54.8 AVG) with three touchbacks, and 13 kicks out of bounds in 44 games for the Mustangs. He is a member of the 2017 Western’s Vanier Cup championship team.
