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Calgary Stampeders re-sign Canadian wide receiver Clark Barnes

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed Canadian receiver Clark Barnes, the CFL team announced Monday.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Barnes was eligible to become a free agent on Feb. 10.

The 25-year-old from Brampton, Ont., had a career-high 601 receiving yards with two touchdowns in 14 regular-season games last season.

He added four catches for 73 yards and a touchdown in Calgary’s 33-30 loss to B.C. in the West semifinal.

The University of Guelph alumnus has played 39 games with Calgary over three seasons, accumulating 104 career catches for 1,425 yards and seven touchdowns.

He was a third-round selection by the Stampeders in the 2023 CFL draft.

“Clark has made steady progress over the course of his young career and is a dangerous deep threat for our offence,” Stampeders general manager and head coach Dave Dickenson said in a release. “With three seasons of experience under his belt, we look forward to continued development and to see him to raise his play to an even higher level in 2026.”

Redblacks re-sign linebacker Cormier

The Ottawa Redblacks have re-signed Canadian linebacker Lucas Cormier.

The 24-year-old from Sackville, N.B., had 40 total tackles, 32 defensive tackles and four tackles for loss in 2025, adding a sack and an interception.

Cormier has played 24 games over his seasons with Ottawa after being selected in the second round, 10th overall at the 2023 CFL draft.

He has totalled 52 tackles, with 35 defensive tackles, one quarterback sack and one interception.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 8, 2025.

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Calgary Stampeders’ Clark Barnes makes a one-handed catch during the first of training camp in Calgary, Sunday, May 11, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Montreal Alouettes’ Tyler Snead (85) is tackled by Ottawa Redblacks’ Lucas Cormier (19) during first half preseason CFL football action in Montreal on Saturday, May 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

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