The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have signed defensemen Benoit Marion from Montreal, Quebec and Siriman Bagayogo from Bois-des-Filion, Quebec, according to X And Reddit and Sunday respectively. Marion joins his second franchise in the Canadian Football League after playing the last four seasons with the Toronto Argonauts from 2021-2024. Bagayogo also joins his second CFL franchise, playing with the British Columbia Lions in 2023.
Marion is a defensive lineman who has two special teams tackles in 2024. They came in the Argonauts’ regular season opener on June 9, in a game in which the Toronto Argonauts defeated the Lions 35-27 at Bank of Montreal Field in Toronto, Ontario. In 33 games, Marion has seven defensive tackles, 13 special teams tackles, a sack and two forced fumbles. The forced fumbles came in a 39-10 Argonauts win over the Montreal Alouettes on September 9, 2023, and in a 40-27 Argonauts win over the Ottawa Redblacks on October 14. The sack also came in the Argonauts’ 13-point win over Ottawa last year. Benoit also won a Grey Cup with the Argonauts in 2022.
Bagayogo, a defensive back, had six defensive tackles and three special teams tackles with the Lions last season. The Tiger-Cats are off to a slow start, losing 32-24 to the Calgary Stampeders on June 7 and 33-30 to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sunday.
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