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HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Friday, the football club has signed defensive lineman Jason Lewan.
Lewan, 25, most recently spent time with the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (2024) after signing in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent (2023).
The six-foot-six, 285-pound native of Yorkville, Illinois, played 47 games over five seasons at Illinois State University (2018-22), registering 100 total tackles, 10 tackles for loss, five quarterback sacks, eight passes defended, two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one blocked kick. Lewan attended Yorkville High School, where he primarily played offence, seeing time at receiver and tight end before transitioning to the defensive side of the ball in his redshirt season at Illinois State.
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HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Thursday, the football club has signed American running back Greg Bell.
Bell, 25, most recently spent time with the National Football League’s Pittsburgh Steelers (2023) after signing with the Detroit Lions (2022) as an undrafted free agent.
The six-foot, 200-pound native of Chula Vista, CA, played 21 games over two seasons at San Diego State University (2020-21), where he totalled 1,728 yards on 358 carries with 15 rushing touchdowns and 15 receptions for 119 yards and one receiving touchdown.
Bell began his collegiate career at Arizona Western Community College, where he played 21 games before transferring to the University of Nebraska. He suited up in four games in his lone season with the Cornhuskers (2018), registering 173 yards on 35 carries while adding four receptions for 14 yards.
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