Johany Jutras/CFL.ca
HAMILTON — Chad Owens‘ second stint with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats has come to an end just two weeks after it began. The Ticats released the veteran pass-catcher Sunday from the their practice roster. The club also released kick returner Shakeir Ryan who had one kickoff return touchdown in as many games.
Owens — who spent the 2016 campaign with in Hamilton — re-joined the Ticats on September 10th after being released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in training camp.
Owens, 36, started three regular season games in 2017 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, posting 17 receptions for 235 yards and a touchdown, while adding four carries for 32 yards. He attended 2018 training camp with the Roughriders before being released June 9.
The Honolulu, Hawaii native has appeared in 105 career CFL games since 2009, amassing 16,698 all-purpose yards and 37 total touchdowns with the Montreal Alouettes (2009), Toronto Argonauts (2010-15), Tiger-Cats (2016) and Roughriders (2017). Owens has 521 career receptions for 6,217 yards with 27 receiving touchdowns, and 29 carries for 172 rushing yards. He has also returned 365 punts for 4,027 yards (11.0 avg.) with six touchdowns, 240 kickoffs for 5,479 yards (22.8 avg.) with one touchdown, and 19 missed field goals for 803 yards (42.3 avg.) with three touchdowns.
In 2012, Owens was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player and won a Grey Cup with Toronto after setting a league record for combined yards in a season (3,862) and leading the league in receiving yards (1,328). The 5-8, 180-pound product of the University of Hawaii is a three-time CFL All-Star and has been named an East Division All-Star five times during his seven-year career.
Owens, who was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round, 185th overall, in the 2005 NFL Draft, suited up in six games over five seasons (2005-07), returning 13 punts for 62 yards and five kickoffs for 94 yards. He also spent time in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
