{"id":641582,"date":"2026-05-01T21:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/641582\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T21:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:10:10","slug":"hamilton-tiger-cats-kyle-fisher-luke-brubacher-retire-from-cfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/641582\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton Tiger-Cats Kyle Fisher, Luke Brubacher retire from CFL"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats American linebacker Kyle Fisher and Canadian defensive lineman Luke Brubacher have retired from the Canadian Football League.<\/p>\n

Fished signed with Ticats on Friday, May 16 last year. He played 16 regular season games, recording 60 defensive tackles, nine special teams stops and one sack. The 25-year-old was pencilled in to start at weak-side linebacker entering the 2026 CFL season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The five-foot-11, 231-pound Fisher played 58 games over five NCAA seasons at the University of Iowa, primarily as a special teamer. He recorded 64 total tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two pass breakups and one sack with the Hawkeyes. The Farnhamville, IA native was originally a walk-on after playing running back in high school.<\/p>\n

Brubacher was selected in the second round, 16th overall by Hamilton in the 2024 Canadian Draft<\/a>. The six-foot-five, 246-pound athlete dressed in five games, recording two special teams stops in his rookie CFL season. The 25-year-old Listowel, ON native suffered a shoulder injury during training camp last year and missed the entire campaign.<\/p>\n

The Ticats also released American receiver Trejan Bridges<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hamilton selected Louisiana Tech offensive lineman Jonathan Denis with their first-round pick in the 2026 CFL Draft. The team\u2019s other major offseason additions include quarterback Tre Ford, receiver Kurleigh Gittens Jr., and linebacker Wynton McManis.<\/p>\n

All CFL training camps are scheduled to open on Sunday, May 10. The Tiger-Cats play their first preseason game against the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday, May 23 and first regular-season game against the Montreal Alouettes on Thursday, June 4.<\/p>\n

In 2025, Hamilton finished first in the East Division standings with an 11-7 record, though the Tabbies lost the East Final to the Montreal Alouettes.<\/p>\n

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