Tiger-cats Add Four Players On Defence

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Thursday the football club has signed four international players on defence, including linebacker Terrance Plummer, and defensive backs Jarrod Harper, Darius Allensworth and Tre Dempsey.
Plummer, 25, made three appearances in 2018 with the Toronto Argonauts, recording four defensive tackles and one special teams tackle. The 6-1, 241-pound native of West Palm Beach, Florida, played 17 games with the Argos in 2017, registering 32 defensive tackles and six special teams tackles. In 2015, Plummer played three games for the National Football League’s Washington Redskins, making one tackle. He was signed to the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings’ practice roster October 2015, and was released August, 2016.
Plummer played 51 games over four seasons (2011-14) at the University of Central Florida, recording 334 tackles, 30.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.  He was named to the First Team All-ACC (2013, 14), and was the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP in 2013.
Harper, 25, played in one pre-season game with the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars in 2017 after attending the teams’ rookie-camp. He was released by the Jaguars February 2018. The 6-1, 210-pound, native of Frostburg Maryland, played in 51 games at West Virginia University over four seasons (2013-16), recording 130 tackles, seven tackles for loss, one sack and one forced fumble. He received the Curtis Jones Jr. Award in 2016 for excellence in academics, athletics and community service.
Allensworth, 24, made 22 starts in 43 appearances  four seasons (2014-17) at the University of California, accumulating 109 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and three interceptions, adding 26 passes defended and 23 pass breakups. The 6-0, 195-pound native of Menifee, California did not play in 2018.
Dempsey, 24, played in one pre-season game with the Alliance of American Football’s Orlando Apollos in 2019, registering one defensive tackle. The 5-11, 187-pound native of Lakeland, Florida, played in 59 games over four seasons (2014-17) at North Dakota State University, finishing tied for second in Bison history with 16 collegiate career interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown,  while collecting 197 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble return and 26 pass breakups.
The Tiger-Cats also announced the following player has been released:
INT – DB – Dante Blackmon