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Stampeders re-sign all-star kicker Ren茅 Paredes to one-year deal

CALGARY 鈥 The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed veteran kicker Ren茅 Paredes to a one-year contract, the team announced Friday. Paredes will be entering his 13th season with the Stampeders, who signed him as a free agent in 2011.
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The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed veteran kicker Ren茅 Paredes to a one-year contract. Paredes (30) kicks his first of three successful field goals as Cody Grace (24) holds during the first half of a CFL football game against the sa国际传媒 Lions, in Vancouver, on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

CALGARY 鈥 The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed veteran kicker Ren茅 Paredes to a one-year contract, the team announced Friday.

Paredes will be entering his 13th season with the Stampeders, who signed him as a free agent in 2011.

The 38-year-old led the CFL with 52 field goals and accounted for 185 points in 2023.

The six-time West Division and league all-star also earned the team鈥檚 nomination for most outstanding special teams player for the seventh time in his career.

Paredes's 2,129 career regular-season points place him ninth on the CFL鈥檚 all-time list.

鈥淲e鈥檙e very happy to have Ren茅 back for another season,鈥 Stampeders general manager and head coach Dave Dickenson said. 鈥淗e continues to be one of the best in league and we鈥檙e excited to let him keep adding to his legacy.鈥

The Stampeders also re-signed Canadian defensive back Malcolm Thompson.

The Wilfrid Laurier University product joined the Stampeders on Sept. 16 and appeared in four regular-season games, recording one defensive tackle and one special-teams stop.

He also suited up for Calgary in the Western semifinal game against the sa国际传媒 Lions.

聽This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 15, 2023.

The Canadian Press