Ticats' linebacker Stubblefield fondly remembers his time with Montreal Alouettes

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Nov 07, 2025 9:23 AM EST | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

They'll beryllium the force Saturday, but Reggie Stubblefield inactive has overmuch fondness for his clip with the Montreal Alouettes.

The seasoned linebacker began his CFL vocation successful 2023 helping Montreal triumph the Grey Cup. But connected Saturday, he'll beryllium donning Hamilton Tiger-Cats colours against his erstwhile squad successful the East Division last astatine Hamilton Stadium.

The victor volition beforehand to the Grey Cup, which volition beryllium held Nov. 16 astatine Princess Auto Stadium successful Winnipeg.

"I was conscionable with those guys the past 2 years truthful we person a peculiar relationship," Stubblefield told reporters this week. "We won (a) title unneurotic and that's thing you tin ne'er instrumentality from what we built."

The five-foot-11, 192-pound Stubblefield spent 2 seasons with Montreal, registering 42 tackles, 4 special-teams tackles, 3 sacks, 2 interceptions and 1 forced fumble successful 14 games. But aft starting 13 contests successful 2023 — and earning the Alouettes' information arsenic their apical rookie — Stubblefield suffered a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) successful the Alouettes archetypal crippled of the '24 run aft signaling 4 tackles and 1 special-teams tackle.

He signed a three-year woody with Hamilton successful the off-season arsenic a escaped cause but didn't marque his Ticats debut until their 23-20 location triumph implicit Ottawa connected July 12 — a span of 400 days. And Stubblefield returned with a bang, making a team-high 7 tackles (one for loss).

Stubblefield appeared successful 14 regular-season games with Hamilton, signaling 56 tackles, 3 sacks, an interception and forced fumble.

He began his assemblage vocation astatine Prairie View A&M (2016-2020) earlier transferring to Kansas State (2021). The autochthonal Texan started six of the 12 games helium played determination successful his last twelvemonth of eligibility.

Stubblefield was selected by the DC Defenders successful the '23 XFL draught but was released by the club. Stubblefield signed with Montreal successful March 2023 and was among the Alouettes last cuts but was re-signed to the signifier roster pursuing injuries to the Als' secondary.

"I conscionable person a batch of respect for everybody successful that organization," Stubblefield said. "From GM Danny Maciocia down to manager (Jason) Maas and (defensive co-ordinator) Noel Thorpe.

"What an astonishing happening they've built there, the civilization they've built, the transportation they speech about, the vie level they speech about. It's conscionable what makes this league great. It makes everybody other astir the league better."