Photo: Toronto Argonauts
The Calgary Stampeders have signed Canadian receiver Dejon Brissett to a two-year contract. 3DownNation reported the agreement during the negotiation window.
Brissett had a breakout season in 2025, shattering his previous career highs with 65 catches for 907 yards and three touchdowns for the Toronto Argonauts. In 2024, he was named the Most Valuable Canadian in the 111th Grey Cup after catching three passes for 45 yards and recovering an onside kick, winning his second CFL title in the process.
The 29-year-old was originally selected with the second overall pick in the first round of the 2020 CFL Draft and has spent his entire career in Double Blue. In 71 career games, he has caught 136 passes for 1,905 yards and 12 touchdowns.
The Mississauga, Ont. native spent four seasons at the University of Richmond before transferring to the University of Virginia for his final collegiate season in 2019, where he caught two passes for 18 yards in 12 games. With the Spiders, Brissett notched 86 receptions for 1,282 yards and nine touchdowns, while adding 941 kick return yards and one score in 33 career games.
Pending CFL free agents were able to communicate with teams around the league from February 1 to 8, during which time contracts could be negotiated and agreed upon but not signed. Starting Tuesday, February 10, at noon EST, players can officially change teams.
Calgary finished third in the West Division standings in 2025 with an 11-7 record, but lost the West Semi-Final to the B.C. Lions. Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 4,247 yards, 21 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions over 17 regular-season starts, posting an 11-6 record as the team’s starting quarterback.
The Stampeders ranked fourth in net offence, seventh in net defence, and second with a turnover differential of plus-nine. Dedrick Mills won the CFL’s rushing title with 1,409 yards, while the team’s leading receiver was Dominique Rhymes with 886 yards, and the leading tackler was Jacob Roberts with 102 tackles. Calgary finished fifth in attendance with average crowds of 22,295, which was a 3.5 percent increase from the previous year.