THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
EDMONTON -- Canadian wide receiver Chris Bauman wasn't out of a job for long.
He signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on Monday, less than a week after he was released by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Bauman, 26, played in 18 games for the Ticats last season. He recorded 298 receiving yards, 17 receptions and three touchdowns. He also had five catches and a team-leading 108 yards in a loss to Toronto in the CFL East Division semifinal.
"We're very pleased to have Chris as an Eskimo,'' general manager Eric Tillman said in a release. "He's still in the formative stages of his career, but we certainly believe he is a young man with significant upside."
Bauman, a native of Brandon, Man., spent four seasons with Hamilton. The Ticats selected him with the first overall pick of the 2007 CFL Canadian draft.
| Pick | Team | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger-Cats | DL | Gaydosh, Linden |
| 2 | Blue Bombers | DE | Mulumba, Andy |
| 3 | Alouettes via EDM | LB | Edem, Mike |
| 4 | Roughriders | OL | Watman, Corey |
| 5 | Alouettes | RB | Lumbala, Steven |
| 6 | Lions | OL | Steward, Hunter |
| 7 | Stampeders | OL | Craighead, Brander |
| 8 | Argonauts | OL | Sewell, Matthew |
| 9 | Ottawa | OL | MacMillan, Nolan |
