The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Friday that the football club has signed international wide receiver Brian Tyms to a contract that will keep him with the team through the 2018 CFL season.
Tyms, 27, joined the Tiger-Cats late last season on October 24, 2016 and played one regular season game, his CFL debut on November 5 against Montreal, posting four receptions for 33 yards and a touchdown. He also suited up in the Eastern Semi-Final versus Edmonton and led all receivers with eight receptions for 114 yards in the game.
The 6-3, 204-pound native of Seattle, Washington, attended training camp with the National Football League’s Indianapolis Colts before being released with an injury settlement on August 5, 2016. Prior to that, he appeared in 18 career NFL games (two starts) with the Cleveland Browns (2013) and New England Patriots (2014-15), registering seven receptions for 94 yards and a touchdown.
Tyms saw action in one postseason contest in 2014 and was a member of New England’s Super Bowl XLIX championship team. He also spent time with the Miami Dolphins (2012-13) after originally signing with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent out of Florida A&M University on May 4, 2012.
