The 2012 CFL free agency period officially begins at 12:00 pm ET on Wednesday, and Tiger-Cats Vice President of Football Operations Bob O’Billovich has shown throughout his tenure that he’s not afraid to dip into the free agent pool if he thinks a player can improve the roster.
This year’s free agent crop includes some marquee names and plenty of players that are capable of providing solid depth at their positions.
Seven Ticats are set to become free agents on Wednesday:
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||||
| PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | COLLEGE | STATUS |
| BARRENECHEA, Agustin | FB | 6.02 | 235 | Calgary | Free Agent |
| BROWN, Isaac | LB | 5.11 | 223 | Central Michigan | Free Agent |
| CARTER, Matt | WR | 6.01 | 6.01 | Acadia | Free Agent |
| JIMENEZ, Jason | OT | 6.07 | 320 | Southern Mississippi | Free Agent |
| KIRK, Matt | DL | 6.04 | 265 | Queen’s | Free Agent |
| MEDLOCK, Justin | K | 6.00 | 208 | UCLA | Free Agent |
| SHIVERS, Jason | DB | 6.01 | 191 | Arizona State | Free Agent |
Barring any last-minute deals, the following players from other teams will also be available:
| Montreal Alouettes |
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| PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | COLLEGE | STATUS |
| ESTELLE, Mark | CB | 5.09 | 185 | Utah State | Free Agent |
| MCELVEEN, Jermaine | DE | 6.04 | 250 | Alabama Birmingham | Free Agent |
| ROBERTSHAW, Jeff | DL | 6.03 | 260 | McMaster | Free Agent |
| SPENCER, Walter | LB | 5.10 | 217 | Indianapolis | Free Agent |
| WOLDU, Paul | DB | 6.00 | 170 | Saskatchewan | Free Agent |
| Toronto Argonauts |
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| PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | COLLEGE | STATUS |
| BELL, Dalton | QB | 6.03 | 215 | West Texas A&M | Free Agent |
| BUZBEE, Alex | DE | 6.04 | 266 | Georgetown | Free Agent |
| EIBEN, Kevin | LB | 6.01 | 216 | Bucknell | Free Agent |
| ISHOLA, Ben | DE | 6.03 | 242 | Indiana | Free Agent |
| MURPHY, Rob | OL | 6.06 | 318 | Ohio State | Free Agent |
| PARKER, Byron | CB | 6.00 | 220 | Tulane | Free Agent |
| PICARD, Dominic | OL | 6.02 | 301 | Laval | Free Agent |
| PILE, Willie | DB | 6.03 | 210 | Virginia Tech | Free Agent |
| POTTINGER, Jason | LB | 6.02 | 228 | McMaster | Free Agent |
| ROBERTSON, Taylor | OL | 6.06 | 317 | Central Florida | Free Agent |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||||
| PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | COLLEGE | STATUS |
| ARMSTRONG, Derek | OL | 6.03 | 295 | St. Francis Xaview | Free Agent |
| BROWN, Doug | DL | 6.08 | 290 | Simon Fraser | Free Agent |
| CARR, Greg | WR | 6.06 | 214 | Florida State | Free Agent |
| DOUGLAS, Andre | OT | 6.04 | 318 | Temple | Free Agent |
| HARGREAVES, Aaron | WR | 6.04 | 233 | Simon Fraser | Free Agent |
| JANUARY, Glenn | OL | 6.06 | 297 | Texas Tech | Free Agent |
| LABATTE, Brendon | OL | 6.04 | 304 | Regina | Free Agent |
| ORAMASIONWU, Donald | DT | 6.03 | 289 | Manitoba | Free Agent |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||||
| PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | COLLEGE | STATUS |
| BELL, Graeme | RB | 5.11 | 229 | Saskatchewan | Free Agent |
| CATES, Wes | RB | 6.00 | 215 | California, PA | Free Agent |
| CLERMONT, Jason | SB | 6.02 | 227 | Regina | Free Agent |
| FANTUZ, Andy | WR | 6.04 | 220 | Western Ontario | Free Agent |
| FOORD, Stuart | RB | 5.11 | 195 | Regina Thunder Jrs. | Free Agent |
| JACKSON, Tristan | DB | 5.08 | 185 | Central Arkansas | Free Agent |
| JOHNSON, Eddie | K | 6.04 | 241 | Idaho State | Free Agent |
| KOCH, Cary | WR | 6.00 | 198 | Virginia | Free Agent |
| MITCHELL, Leron | DB | 6.01 | 200 | Western Ontario | Free Agent |
| Calgary Stampeders | |||||
| PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | COLLEGE | STATUS |
| DALES, Burke | P | 6.03 | 225 | Concordia | Free Agent |
| FRANKLIN, Arjei | WR | 5.09 | 190 | Windsor | Free Agent |
| ISAAC, Brandon | DB | 6.02 | 201 | South Carolina | Free Agent |
| O’NEILL, Tim | OL | 6.03 | 305 | Calgary | Free Agent |
| Edmonton Eskimos | |||||
| PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | COLLEGE | STATUS |
| DAVIS, Rod | LB | 6.02 | 240 | Southern Mississippi | Free Agent |
| FOURNIER, Samuel | RB | 6.00 | 186 | Laval | Free Agent |
| PEACH, Greg | DE | 6.03 | 255 | Eastern Washington | Free Agent |
| RESTELLI, Mark | LB | 6.02 | 215 | Cal Poly | Free Agent |
| BC Lions | |||||
| PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | COLLEGE | STATUS |
| HUNT, Aaron | DL | 6.03 | 280 | Texas Tech | Free Agent |
| JONES, Andrew | OL | 6.04 | 302 | McMaster | Free Agent |
| JONES, Jason | WR | 6.01 | 182 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Free Agent |
| LEE, Jamall | RB | 6.00 | 221 | Bishop’s | Free Agent |
| LONG, Robert | WR | 6.01 | 209 | Northern Colorado | Free Agent |
| MARSH, Dante | CB | 5.10 | 190 | Fresno State | Free Agent |
| PHILLIPS, Ryan | DB | 5.10 | 195 | Eastern Washington | Free Agent |
| RUSSO, Anthony | WR | 5.11 | 185 | Washington | Free Agent |
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