The Ottawa REDBLACKS announced today that the football club has re-signed American receiver\u00a0Justin Hardy.<\/p>\n
The 34-year old\u00a0Hardy\u00a0suited up in 18 games last season for the REDBLACKS, posting 78 receptions for 1,019 yards and eight touchdowns. The\u00a0 Vanceboro, North Carolina native registered his third consecutive 1,000-yard season and was named East Division All-CFL.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be back in Ottawa for another year,\u201d said Hardy. \u201cThe support from RNation is second to none and I can\u2019t wait to play in front of the best fans in the CFL again this season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hardy has played 59 games over his four seasons in the CFL with the REDBLACKS (2022-25), tallying 304 receptions for 3,787 yards and 16 touchdowns. In 2024, Hardy posted career-highs in receptions (97) and receiving yards (1,343) and was named All-CFL and the REDBLACKS\u2019 nominee for Most Outstanding Player. Hardy has also been named East Division All-CFL in each of the previous three seasons.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re extremely excited to have Justin back in Ottawa next season,\u201d said Ryan Dinwiddie Head Coach and General Manager of the Ottawa REDBLACKS. \u201cHe\u2019s one of the most talented receivers in the CFL and his playmaking ability will continue to be a key to our offence going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
The East Carolina product was originally selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round, 107th overall in the 2015 NFL Draft. During his time in the NFL, Hardy played 73 games over five seasons with the Falcons (2015-19), totalling 95 receptions for 946 yards and 27 touchdowns. He also spent time with the Chicago Bears (2021) before heading to the nation\u2019s capital the following season.<\/p>\n
Le ROUGE et NOIR d\u2019Ottawa a annonc\u00e9 aujourd\u2019hui que le club de football a re-sign\u00e9 le receveur am\u00e9ricain Justin Hardy.<\/p>\n
\u00c2g\u00e9 de 34 ans, Hardy a disput\u00e9 18 matchs la saison derni\u00e8re pour le ROUGE et NOIR, enregistrant 78 r\u00e9ceptions pour 1 019 verges et huit touch\u00e9s. Originaire de Vanceboro, en Caroline du Nord, il a enregistr\u00e9 sa troisi\u00e8me saison cons\u00e9cutive de 1 000 verges et a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 dans l\u2019\u00e9quipe d\u2019\u00e9toiles\u00a0de la division Est.<\/p>\n
\u00ab Je suis ravi d\u2019\u00eatre de retour \u00e0 Ottawa pour une autre ann\u00e9e, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Hardy. Le soutien de la RNation est sans \u00e9gal et j\u2019ai h\u00e2te de jouer devant les meilleurs partisans de la LCF cette saison. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Hardy a disput\u00e9 59 matchs au cours de ses quatre saisons dans la LCF avec le ROUGE et NOIR (2022-25), totalisant 304 r\u00e9ceptions pour 3 787 verges et 16 touch\u00e9s. En 2024, Hardy a \u00e9tabli des records personnels en mati\u00e8re de r\u00e9ceptions (97) et de verges sur r\u00e9ception (1 343) et a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 dans l\u2019\u00e9quipe d\u2019\u00e9toiles de la LCF et candidat de le ROUGE et NOIR pour le titre de joueur par excellence. Hardy a \u00e9galement \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 dans l\u2019\u00e9quipe d\u2019\u00e9toiles de la division Est lors des trois saisons pr\u00e9c\u00e9dentes.<\/p>\n
\u00ab Nous sommes extr\u00eamement heureux de retrouver Justin \u00e0 Ottawa la saison prochaine \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Ryan Dinwiddie, entra\u00eeneur-chef et directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de le ROUGE et NOIR d\u2019Ottawa. \u00ab Il est l\u2019un des receveurs les plus talentueux de la LCF et sa capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 cr\u00e9er des occasions de marquer continuera d\u2019\u00eatre un \u00e9l\u00e9ment cl\u00e9 de notre attaque \u00e0 l\u2019avenir. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Le joueur originaire de l\u2019East Carolina a \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019origine par les Falcons d\u2019Atlanta au quatri\u00e8me tour, 107e au total, lors du rep\u00eachage de la NFL en 2015. Au cours de son passage dans la NFL, Hardy a disput\u00e9 73 matchs en cinq saisons avec les Falcons (2015-2019), totalisant 95 r\u00e9ceptions pour 946 verges et 27 touch\u00e9s. Il a \u00e9galement jou\u00e9 avec les Bears de Chicago (2021) avant de se rendre dans la capitale nationale la saison suivante.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ottawa REDBLACKS announced today that the football club has re-signed American receiver\u00a0Justin Hardy. The 34-year old\u00a0Hardy\u00a0suited up…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436525,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-436524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436524\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}