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The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have released Canadian-American receiver Drew Wolitarsky.
The six-foot-one, 215-pound target dressed for two regular-season games in 2025 but didn’t register any statistics. He spent most of the year on the one-game injured list, sometimes as a healthy scratch.
Wolitarsky was under contract for 2026, though he was due a $10,000 offseason roster bonus on February 15.
The 30-year-old signed with the Tiger-Cats as a free agent last offseason following his release from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He spent seven seasons with the Blue and Gold, making 227 receptions for 2,954 yards and 18 touchdowns over 96 career regular-season games and winning two Grey Cups.
The native of Santa Clarita, Calif. was selected in the 2017 CFL Supplemental Draft out of the University of Minnesota after qualifying for Canadian citizenship. Winnipeg forfeited a third-round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft to secure his rights.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished first in the East Division standings in 2025 with an 11-7 record, though the team lost the East Final to the Montreal Alouettes. Bo Levi Mitchell led the CFL with 5,296 passing yards, 36 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions after starting all 18 regular-season games, earning the East Division’s nomination for Most Outstanding Player.
The Tiger-Cats ranked third in net offence, eighth in net defence, and first with a turnover differential of plus-ten. The club’s leading rusher was Greg Bell with 1,038 yards, leading receiver was Kenny Lawler with 1,443 yards, and leading tackler was Stavros Katsantonis with 69 tackles. Hamilton ranked fourth in attendance with average crowds of 22,858, which was a 3.9 percent increase from the previous year.