April 4, 2025

Argos re-sign Global punter John Haggerty

Jason Halstead/CFL.ca

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts announced on Friday that the team has re-signed Global punter John Haggerty. Haggerty became a free agent in February.

Haggerty (six-foot-five, 225 pounds) was an East Division All-CFL in 2024 after posting the second-best punt average in the CFL (50.3), a career-high for the Australian-born punter.

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Punter John Haggerty was named to the East Division All-CFL team in 2024 (Jason Halstead/CFL.ca)

The Western Kentucky alum also had a league-high 88-yard punt in a week nine tilt vs Calgary. Haggerty led the CFL in punt average in 2023 at 48.0 and was All-Division in 2022.

The former Pro-Kick Australia attendee was drafted fourth overall in the 2022 CFL Global Draft and over three seasons in Double Blue, has posted a punting average of 48.9 yards on 260 punts across 47 regular-season games. He is a two-time Grey Cup champion, starting in both games in 2022 and 2024.

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