The Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Club announced today the team has acquired a conditional seventh round pick in the 2017 CFL Draft from the Edmonton Eskimos in exchange for international offensive lineman Brian Simmons.
Simmons, 30, started one game at right tackle this season for the Tiger-Cats and played 61 total games over five seasons (2011 to 2015) in Hamilton. The 6-5, 310-pound native of Raleigh, North Carolina, also suited up in six playoff games for the Tiger-Cats, including two Grey Cup appearances in 2013 and 2014.
