Tiger-cats Add Two Defensive Backs To Practice Roster

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Sunday the football club has added two international defensive backs to the team’s practice roster, including Josh Johnson and Robert Porter Jr.
Johnson, 27, appeared in four games with the Ottawa Redblacks earlier this season, posting 11 defensive tackles and two pass knock downs. The 5-10, 200-pound native of Dade City, Florida, has played 38 career CFL games with the B.C. Lions (2014-15) and Redblacks (2018), registering 103 defensive tackles, one special teams tackle, five quarterback sacks, three interceptions and two forced fumbles.
Johnson previously spent two seasons with the National Football League’s Jacksonville Jaguars (2016-17), registering nine combined tackles, 0.5 quarterback sacks and one pass defended in eight games in 2016. The Purdue University product was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Diego Chargers in 2013 before joining the Lions in the CFL.
Porter Jr., 25, suited up in five games with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2017, collecting two defensive tackles and five special teams tackles. The 5-10, 188-pound native of Detroit, Michigan, spent time with the NFL’s Chicago Bears in 2016 after two seasons at Jackson State (2014-15). He earned All-SWAC honours in 2015 after posting 38 tackles, one interception and 12 passes defended with the Tigers.