Hamilton Tiger-Cats kicker Sergio Castillo (41) celebrates his field goal against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers during the first half of CFL action in Winnipeg Friday, October 6, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
HAMILTON— The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have placed P/K Sergio Castillo on the six-game injured list after he left Friday’s game on what looked to be an injury to his right leg.
Castillo went down in the final minute of the second quarter against Winnipeg after attempting to make a tackle off a missed field goal. He needed to be helped off by teammates. He was a perfect 3-for-3 before the miss which led to his injury.
As a result the club added international free agent P/K Kenny Allen who last played with the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL.
Allen attended training camp and played in four preseason games with the Ravens, punting 13 times for 593 yards (45.6 yards per punt) and pinning his opponents inside the 20-yard line on five occasions. Allen was released by Baltimore on September 1.
The 6-3, 223-pound native of Fenton, Michigan, suited up in 32 games over four years at the University of Michigan (2013-16), serving as the team’s primary placekicker in his final two seasons and primary punter in 2016. During his career with the Wolverines, Allen made 37-of-45 field goals (82.2%) and converted all 99 of his single convert attempts, becoming the second-most accurate kicker in school history. He also punted 56 times for 2,448 yards (43.7 yards per punt) with 24 punts inside his opponent’s 20-yard line, had back-to-back 100-point seasons (2015-16), and in 2016, was named an Academic All-Big Ten Honouree and to the All-Big Ten special teams second-team by both coaches and media.
