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Elks acquire punter Jon Ryan from Tiger-Cats in exchange for conditional draft pick

Jul 26, 2022 | 2:36 PM

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks acquired national punter Jon Ryan from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Tuesday.

Hamilton will receive a conditional eighth-round pick in the 2023 draft in exchange.

Ryan, of Regina, had signed with the Tiger-Cats on July 10.

The 40-year-old played 28 games over the last two CFL seasons (2019, 2021) with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Ryan started his professional career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers before spending 12 seasons in the NFL, where he won a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks in 2014. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 26, 2022

The Canadian Press