Hamilton Tiger-CatsVerified account ?@Ticats 5m5 minutes ago The #Ticats have released international wide receiver Tiquan Underwood.
Marshall Ferguson ?@TSN_Marsh 3m3 minutes ago The #Ticats have release WR @TiUnderwood. GREAT dude.. he'll find work quick. #CFL
Drew EdwardsVerified account ?@scratchingpost 4m4 minutes ago A day after signing REC Tommy Streeter, #Ticats release REC @TiUnderwood. Those things are related. #CFL
Underwood made some plays here, but his release sends a strong message to the team, namely if you don't do your job when it really counts, and it hurts the team, you will be replaced fast.
Always seemed like a good guy and hes got the best hair in the league but just not dominant enough speed-wise, strength-wise, size-wise or hands-wise for tht spot.
I think the decision was made as soon as Underwood dropped that sure handed TD pass that might have won the game against Winnipeg at THF earlier in the season. That was the last time that he was activated for a game this season and never found his way back into the line-up and rotation after that.
I liked Underwood , he had his moments last year and did some good things here but unfortunately I think it was multiple things that did him in here.
#1…the aforementioned dropped TD pass against Winnipeg #2…Toliver returning to the lineup from the injury list #3…Inconsistency and reliability game in ,game out. #4…the signing of Streeter #5…his hair (just kidding on this one )
I’m sure that the way this league works that with injuries and all that Tiquan will resurface eventually and find employment elsewhere with one of the other 8 teams at some point this season.
Sorry to see him go - seemed like a good guy and loved the excitement he brought to the game (and his hair). Hopefully this release doesn’t come back to bite us.
LOL !!! Yup , it was "the hair"alright, it was getting out of control and the team couldn’t find a helmet that would fit anymore on that lid of Underwood.
Underwood seemed like a really decent guy, and as everyone noted has possibly the greatest high top haircut of all time, but guess it was just a numbers game.
He should definitely find work elsewhere in the league, I'd be shocked if he didn't get at least one more shot.
8) There is no comparison between Underwood vs Tolliver, Tolliver is way better, hands down !!
Obviously Austin was not happy at all with Underwood, and that is why Streeter is now replacing him !!
The Cats didn't have Streeter on their neg. list for the past year, for nothing.