The pass rush of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats could get a whole lot better soon.
A source tells TSN the Tiger-Cats are close to signing defensive end Stevie Baggs to a contract.
Last season, Baggs finished tied for the league lead in quarterback sacks with 12 while playing with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
After the season, Baggs signed with the NFL's Arizona Cardinals but was recently released and became a free agent after being waived through the league.
A lot of rider fans were convinced that he'd be retruning to Regina. In he even said he would love to be back.
But as we saw with the whole Ricky Foley situation, until anything is a done deal don't plan anything!
I'm sure if Baggs goes to Hamilton it's because they offered more money.
Realistically I don’t think a lot of RIder fans thought he would return, he pretty much openly stated he’d go to the highest bidder. I think a few people were optimistic that he would return, but most predictions in the off season when he went down south were that he wasn’t going to be back.
From Ticat Beat Reporter Drew Edwards
Thursday morning #Ticats reading
Got a few more emails on the Stevie Baggs signing last night: I'm pretty sure it's a done deal. I'll be interested to see if they announce him today and whether he plays against B.C. on Saturday.
Arash Madani is reporting that the Ticats and the Riders both offered a salary in the $5,000 a game range but that Hamilton offered a $50,000 signing bonus and that Saskatchewan offered $25,000. He also says that Montreal was interested as well. If those figures are accurate - and Arash's rep is rock solid - then I would suspect that Baggs will play this week, just so the Ticats get full value for their money.
