SAD NEWS:THE HEAD COACH OF HAMILTON TIGERS CATS HAS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THE SUSPENSION OF AN KEY PLAYER DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDING.
Global punter Bailey Flint has been suspended by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, per head coach Orlondo Steinauer, who stated that Flint “had to attend something back at home.”
Hamilton selected the Melbourne, Australia native in the first round of the 2022 CFL Global Draft. This season, he has played in eight games and punted 52 times for a net average of 36.8 yards, enough for sixth place in the league. This year, he has only released one single.
On Sunday, Hamilton sent punter Kaare Vedvik to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in exchange for quarterback Antonio Pipkin. The Norwegian specialist has punted 135 times in 22 career CFL games, averaging 44.8 yards per attempt.
Chris Edwards, a defensive back with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and a veteran of CFL sanctions, has been suspended for three games after starting a brawl in the waning moments of Saturday’s Eastern semifinal in Montreal.
Edwards was disciplined “for striking opponents and for his part in inciting a non-football altercation,” according to the league.
Two Alouettes and five more Ticats were penalized for “engaging opposing players in a non-football altercation” after they left the bench area.
At Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, with 43 seconds left, the Als were ahead 27–12 when it happened. Edwards wrestled with wide receiver Jake Harty, who was trying to block him, as he rushed the passer.
As the play ended on the other side of the offensive line, the two continued their battle in the backfield with Edwards eventually slamming Harty to the ground and throwing a punch. That prompted a stream of Ticats to leave the bench, irate at the play.
Omar Bayless, a receiver for Hamilton, defensive back Carthell Flowers-Lloyd, quarterback Kai Locksley, defensive linemen Mason Bennett and Mohamed Diallo, wide receiver Régis Cibasu of Montreal, and running back Jeshrun Antwi were among the players punished.
The fine amounts were kept a secret by the league.
On the field, sorting out the sanctions took some time. Ironically, John Lennon’s “Imagine” was playing on the PA system while the penalties were worked out.
