The Calgary Stampeders and kicker René Paredes agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2026 season on Tuesday. Paredes was scheduled to be a free agent in February.
René Paredes is five foot eleven and weighs 196 pounds. The 39-year-old from Caracas, Venezuela, had 61 kickoffs for 4,080 yards (66.9 AVG), made 41 of 44 field goals (93.2%) with a long of 57 yards, and made 33 of 36 extra points in 18 games.
In 2023, Paredes had 57 kickoffs for 3,653 yards (64.1 AVG), made 52 of 60 field goals (87%) with a long of 53 yards, and made 29 of 30 extra points for a total of 185 points in 18 games. In 2023, Paredes hit two major milestones playing 200 career CFL games and scoring 2,000 career points.
Paredes attended the Winnipeg Blue Bombers training camp for two seasons. The Calgary Stampeders signed Paredes as a free agent on July 4, 2011. In 13 seasons in Calgary, Paredes has converted 587 of 668 field goals (87.9%) with a long of 57 yards, and made 488 of 517 extra points in 229 regular-season games. Paredes has 2,286 career regular-season points which places him eighth on the CFL’s all-time list.
Paredes is a two-time Grey Cup champion (2014, 2018), a six-time CFL West All-Star (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022), a five-time CFL All-Star (2012, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2022), and a winner of the 2013 John Agro Special Teams Award.
Paredes was the team captain on nine occasions. Collegiately, Paredes played four seasons at Concordia (2007-10) making 54 of 71 field goals, and 73 of 76 extra-point conversions.
