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HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will get an experience boost at the quarterback position when they travel to Ottawa to face the REDBLACKS.
Veteran pivot Bo Levi Mitchell has been activated from the six-game injured list and will start on Friday for the Ticats, the team announced via depth chart on Thursday.
Mitchell has been out of the lineup since sustaining a lower body injury in the Tiger-Cats’ game against the Toronto Argonauts in Week 2. Quarterback Matthew Shiltz started for Hamilton in his absence, but suffered an injury of his own in Week 6 against the Edmonton Elks and was also placed on the six-game injured list.
Rookie Taylor Powell got his first CFL start in Week 7 in the home loss to the Argos.
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— Hamilton Tiger-Cats (@Ticats) July 27, 2023
Mitchell started two games for Hamilton this season after being traded in the off-season from the Calgary Stampeders for a third-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft, a fifth-round pick in the 2024 CFL Draft and future considerations. The veteran completed 33-of-57 passes for 358 yards, a touchdown and four interceptions so far in 2023.
The Tiger-Cats are 2-4 on the season but have won two of their last three games as they enter the week with a shot to jump to second place in the East Division with a win against the REDBLACKS.
Hamilton and Ottawa square off on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET at TD Place Stadium to open Week 8.
