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Lions release Canadian defensive back Hagerty

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Digital, G. (2026, October 6). Lions release Canadian defensive back Hagerty. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12089820/lions-release-canadian-defensive-back-hagerty/

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The B.C. Lions have released defensive back Josh Hagerty following his two-game suspension for striking Liam Talbot during a game against the Montreal Alouettes on September 12. Hagerty, who is from Regina and 28 years old, had 20 tackles in 13 games this season with the Lions. General manager Ryan Rigmaiden stated that after reviewing the incident and meeting with Hagerty, they determined his actions were inconsistent with the team’s standards.

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The B.C. Lions released Canadian defensive back Josh Hagerty on Tuesday following a two-game suspension imposed by the CFL for striking Montreal Alouettes running back Liam Talbot during a game on September 12th. The incident occurred in B.C.’s home win against Montreal, with a final score of 48-29. Talbot suffered a groin injury and required surgery, leading to his placement on the six-game injury list by the Alouettes. Hagerty was suspended after he struck Talbot twice during the game. Additionally, two other players—Montreal defensive back Don Callis and B.C.’s Ronald Kent Jr.—received one-game suspensions for their roles in a separate on-field incident from the same match.

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Hagerty ORG · 5× B.C. GPE · 3× Montreal GPE · 3× Canadian NORP · 2× Josh PERSON · 2× Lions ORG · 2× Talbot PERSON · 2× Josh Hagerty PERSON · 1× The B.C. Lions ORG · 1× VANCOUVER GPE · 1×

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The move comes after Hagerty, 28, of Regina, was suspended for two games by the CFL on Sept. 17 for striking Canadian running back Liam Talbot of the Montreal Alouettes during B.C.’s 48-29 home win Sept. 12.

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2026-10-06 · Global News

Lions release Canadian defensive back Hagerty · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 1 hedged)

The B.C. Lions released Canadian defensive back Josh Hagerty on Tuesday. asserted

Lions → release → Tuesday

Hagerty → come → win

Talbot suffered a groin injury after reportedly being struck twice by Hagerty and required surgery. uncertain

Talbot → suffer → surgery

Montreal placed the 23-year-old native of London, Ont., on the six-game injury list. asserted

Montreal → place → list

The expectation is that Talbot won’t return this season. asserted

Talbot → return → ?

Montreal defensive back Don Callis and Lions defensive back Ronald Kent Jr. both received one-game suspensions for their roles in an on-field incident during the same contest. asserted

Callis → receive → contest

Get daily National news In a statement, general manager Ryan Rigmaiden said the Lions had time during Hagerty’s suspension to review the player’s actions in the win over Montreal. asserted

Lions → get → Montreal

“As part of that process, we met with Josh and his representatives to discuss the incident, the factors that led to it and the potential consequences of his conduct,” Rigmaiden said. asserted

Rigmaiden → meet → conduct

“We also made professional support available to him during the period of his suspension. asserted

support → make → suspension

“With that review now complete, the club has decided to release him. asserted

club → decide → him

While we respect Josh, his actions were inconsistent with the standards expected of a B.C. Lion. asserted

actions → respect → Lion

We believe this decision is in the best interests of the organization going forward.” asserted

decision → believe → organization

Hagerty had 20 tackles (11 defensive, nine special teams) in 13 games this season with B.C. He also spent time with Edmonton (2024) and Toronto (2021-23), winning a Grey Cup with the Argonauts in 2022. asserted

He → have → 2022

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 6, 2026. asserted

report → publish → Press