The

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...

season was the 61st season for the team in the

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and their 69th overall. The Tiger-Cats improved upon their 6–12 record from 2017 and clinched a playoff berth and home playoff date during their bye in week 17 following the

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' loss to the

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. After defeating the

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in the East Semi-Final, the Tiger-Cats lost to the

Ottawa Redblacks The Ottawa Redblacks (officially stylized as REDBLACKS) ( French: Le Rouge et Noir d'Ottawa) are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The team plays in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Startin ...

in the East Final. This was the third season under

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and first full season under

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following his interim role the year before.

Offseason

Notable signings

During the offseason, the Tiger-Cats signed controversial free agent quarterback

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, who played two seasons with the

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in the

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(NFL) before being released in 2015 for incidents on and off the field. The Manziel signing was part of a tumultuous negotiation process that lasted over a year.

CFL draft

The

2018 CFL Draft The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018, at 8:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS... Sixty-nine players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in ...

took place on May 3, 2018. The Tiger-Cats held the first overall draft pick following a trade with the

and selected wide receiver Mark Chapman with that pick. This was the first time since the

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that they selected first overall.Ticats acquire first overall pick in major trade with Als
/ref> In total, the team had nine selections in the eight-round draft, including four picks in the first 15 selections after trading

John Chick John Chick (born November 20, 1982) is a former professional Canadian football defensive end who played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League, primarily with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. After signing with Saskatchewan in 2007, he was na ...

to the

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and

Zach Collaros Zachary J. Collaros (born August 27, 1988) is an American professional Canadian football quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Collaros won the 107th Grey Cup and 108th Grey Cup as the starting quarterba ...

to the

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.Riders acquire Zach Collaros from Ti-Cats
/ref>Eskimos land John Chick in trade with Ticats
/ref>

Preseason

Schedule

2018 Schedule
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Game summaries

Toronto

At Montreal

Regular season

Season Standings

Season Schedule

Post-season

Schedule

Team

Roster

Coaching staff

References

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