{"id":788126,"date":"2026-07-08T11:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/788126\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T11:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:41:16","slug":"ticats-extend-receiver-kiondre-smith-through-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/788126\/","title":{"rendered":"Ticats extend receiver Kiondr\u00e9 Smith through 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HAMILTON \u2014 The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced on Tuesday the team has signed Canadian wide receiver Kiondr\u00e9 Smith to a contract extension through the 2027 season.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, 26, has appeared in 76 regular season games over five seasons with the Tiger-Cats (2022-26), registering 253 receptions for 3,336 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns. He earned East Division All-CFL honours in 2025 after recording his first 1,000-yard receiving season, finishing with 86 receptions for 1,126 yards and five touchdowns. \u200b<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to have Kiondr\u00e9 continue as a Tiger-Cat,\u201d said Orlondo Steinauer, president of football operations, Hamilton Tiger-Cats. \u201cHe\u2019s earned this extension through his consistent work ethic and daily approach to the game. His production has continued to grow as his opportunities have increased, and we believe his best football is still ahead of him. Keeping Kiondr\u00e9 in Hamilton was a natural fit for both sides, given the value he brings to our football team and our organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RELATED<br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/07\/06\/overreaction-monday-6-hot-takes-from-fanduel-canada-day-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/07\/06\/overreaction-monday-6-hot-takes-from-fanduel-canada-day-weekend\/\" aria-label=\"Overreaction Monday: 6 hot takes from FanDuel Canada Day Weekend - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->Overreaction Monday: 6 hot takes from FanDuel Canada Day Weekend<\/a><br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/07\/07\/amsoil-power-rankings-new-no-1-and-a-big-climb-for-calgary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/07\/07\/amsoil-power-rankings-new-no-1-and-a-big-climb-for-calgary\/\" aria-label=\"AMSOIL Power Rankings: New No. 1 and a big climb for Calgary - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->AMSOIL Power Rankings: New No. 1 and a big climb for Calgary<\/a><br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gamezone.cfl.ca\/pickem?&amp;utm_source=editorial&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=pickem_2026&amp;utm_content=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/gamezone.cfl.ca\/pickem?&amp;utm_source=editorial&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=pickem_2026&amp;utm_content=link\" aria-label=\"Play CFL Pick \u2018Em presented by Old Dutch now! - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->Play CFL Pick \u2018Em presented by Old Dutch now!<\/a><br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/tickets\" aria-label=\"Buy tickets for the 2026 CFL season - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->Buy tickets for the 2026 CFL season<\/a><br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Subscribe to the CFL\u2019s newsletter for exclusive offers and league updates - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/newsletter\/\" data-uw-original->Subscribe to the CFL\u2019s newsletter for exclusive offers and league updates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The six-foot-one, 180-pound native of Markham, Ontario, was originally selected by Hamilton in the fourth round (37th overall) of the 2022 CFL Canadian Draft. \u200b<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining the Tiger-Cats, Smith played 25 games over three seasons (2018-21) at the University of Guelph. He recorded 50 receptions for 612 receiving yards and five touchdowns while also excelling as a return specialist, adding 45 kickoff returns for 822 yards and 112 punt returns for 1,065 yards, including one punt return touchdown. In 2021, Smith was named a U SPORTS First Team All-Canadian as a returner and a Second Team All-Canadian as a receiver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HAMILTON \u2014 The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced on Tuesday the team has signed Canadian wide receiver Kiondr\u00e9 Smith to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":788127,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-788126","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\/788126","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=788126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/788127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=788126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=788126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}