{"id":642087,"date":"2026-05-02T02:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T02:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/642087\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T02:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T02:15:09","slug":"hamilton-tiger-cats-release-wr-trejan-bridges-place-two-on-the-retired-list-bgmsportstrax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/642087\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton Tiger-Cats release WR Trejan Bridges, place two on the retired list \u2013 BGMSportsTrax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgmsportstrax.com\/2024\/08\/26\/hamilton-tiger-cats-release-punter-kaare-vedvik\/hamilton-tiger-cats\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777688109_764_Hamilton-Tiger-Cats.jpg\" alt=\"Hamilton Tiger-Cats\" title=\"Hamilton Tiger-Cats\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nHamilton Tiger-Cats<\/p>\n<p>The Hamilton Tiger-Cats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticats.ca\/2026\/05\/01\/tiger-cats-transactions-may-1-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">released<\/a> wide receiver Trejan Bridges and placed defensive end Luke Brubacher and linebacker Kyler Fisher on the retired list on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Trejan Bridges is six foot one and weighs 185 pounds. The 25-year-old from Carrollton, Texas, signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on January 19, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Collegiately, Bridges began his collegiate career at <a href=\"https:\/\/soonersports.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/trejan-bridges\/14004\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oklahoma<\/a> (2019-20) with nine catches for 101 yards, two touchdowns, and eight tackles (5 solos, 3 assists) in 13 games for the Sooners.<\/p>\n<p>Next, Bridges transferred to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elacathletics.com\/sports\/fball\/2022-23\/bios\/bridges_trejan_21qk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">East Los Angeles College<\/a> in 2022 with 59 catches for 762 yards, eight touchdowns, and one tackle (1 solo) in 11 games for the Huskies. Then, he transferred to the <a href=\"https:\/\/ucasports.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/trejan-bridges\/9731\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">University of Central Arkansas<\/a> in 2024 with 53 catches for 748 yards, six touchdowns, 19 punt returns for 198 yards, one touchdown, and one tackle (1 assist) in 12 games for the Bears.<\/p>\n<p>Bridges was a former five-star recruit by Rivals and a four-star recruit by 24\/7 Sports and ESPN. He attended Hebron High School, where he made 140 catches for over 1,900 yards and 30 touchdowns. In his final two seasons, Bridges had 56 carries for over 400 yards and seven rushing touchdowns. He was selected for the All-American Bowl.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/luke-brubacher\/168789\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Brubacher<\/a> is six foot six and weighs 255 pounds. The 25-year-old from Listowel, Ontario, was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the second round (16th pick) of the 2024 CFL Draft. Brubacher attended the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints rookie minicamps. In 2024, he made two tackles on special teams in five games. In 2025, he spent the majority of the season on injured reserve.<\/p>\n<p>Collegiately, Brubacher played three seasons at <a href=\"https:\/\/laurierathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/luke-brubacher\/20141\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wilfrid Laurier University<\/a> (2021-23) with 87 tackles (37 solos, 50 assists), 15.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, four pass breakups, and one forced fumble in 27 games for the Golden Hawks.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Brubacher made 25 tackles (12 solos, 13 assists), 6.5 tackles for loss, six sacks, and two pass breakups in 10 games. He was named Second Team OUA All-Star in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/kyler-fisher\/184137\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyler Fisher<\/a> is five foot eleven and weighs 201 pounds. The 25-year-old from Farnhamville, Iowa, signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on May 16, 2025. In 2025, he made 60 tackles, nine tackles for loss, and one sack in 14 games.<\/p>\n<p>Collegiately, Fisher played five seasons at <a href=\"https:\/\/hawkeyesports.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/player\/kyler-fisher\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iowa<\/a> (2020-24) with 64 tackles (41 solos, 23 assists), 5.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two forced fumbles, and two pass breakups in 58 games for the Hawkeyes. In 2024, he made 26 tackles (16 solos, 10 assists), two tackles for loss, one forced fumble, and one pass breakup in 11 games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats released wide receiver Trejan Bridges and placed defensive end Luke Brubacher and linebacker&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":201306,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,15655,82],"class_list":["post-642087","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-hamilton-tiger-cats","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642087","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=642087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}