Tiger-Cats Acquire National Offensive Lineman Beard, Draft Pick from Elks
September 2, 2022 – Canadian Football League (CFL) – Hamilton Tiger-Cats News Release
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Friday, the football club has acquired national offensive lineman David Beard and a conditional fourth-round draft pick in the 2023 Canadian Football League Draft in exchange for national offensive lineman Jesse Gibbon and a second-round draft pick in the 2023 CFL Draft.
Beard, 29, has played 94 games over seven seasons in Edmonton (2015-22), including 10 starts this season at centre. The 6’5, 320-pound native of Sherwood Park, Alberta was unanimously voted the team’s most outstanding offensive lineman in 2019 and was originally selected by Edmonton in the second-round, 16th overall in the 2015 CFL Draft out of the University of Alberta.
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