B.C. Lions sign former Argos kicker Swayze Waters as Leone’s replacement
SURREY, B.C. — The B.C. Lions have signed American kicker and punter Swayze Waters to a one-year contract, the club announced Tuesday.
Waters won a Grey Cup with the Toronto Argonauts in 2012 and was named the CFL’s top special teams player in 2014.
The native of Jackson, Miss., sat out most of the 2015 season with a hip injury before inking a deal with the Carolina Panthers. He was cut by the NFL team during training camp last summer.
The Lions have been in the market for a kicker after granting Ritchie Leone early free-agent status so he could pursue a job south of the border. Leone signed with the Arizona Cardinals last month.