Former Edmonton Elks quarterback signs 2-year deal with Hamilton Tiger-Cats

This new season for Edmonton came with a promise of a fresh start. A new team, a new head coach, a new play-caller, and Tre Ford as the unanimous starter. Yet after five games, we're seeing more of the same. No excitement in games, only one win, and uncertainty at the QB position. That's why CFL on TSN analyst Henoc Muamba has the Elks in The Smokehouse.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed Canadian quarterback Tre Ford to a two-year contract Monday.

Ford, 27, spent the past four seasons with the Edmonton Elks before being released Friday as the club committed to Cody Fajardo as its starter.

The Niagara Falls, Ont., native appeared in 60 career games with Edmonton, passing for 4,651 yards with 29 touchdowns and 19 interceptions.

He also rushed for 1,129 yards and four touchdowns.

Ford was selected eighth overall by the Elks in the 2022 CFL draft and won the Hec Crighton Trophy as U SPORTS football’s top player in 2021 at the University of Waterloo.

Hamilton head coach Scott Milanovich said Ford will compete for the backup quarterback role behind starter Bo Levi Mitchell.

The Ticats also re-signed Canadian receiver Keaton Bruggeling, who appeared in nine games last season, and signed receiver-returner Xavier Malone.

Bruggeling is set to represent Canada in four-man bobsled at the Milan Cortina Olympics, while Malone last played for the Michigan Panthers of the UFL.