Courtney Stephen (born October 27, 1989) is a former professional Canadian football

defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

. He played

CIS Football U Sports football is the highest level of amateur play of Canadian football and operates under the auspices of U Sports (formerly Canadian Interuniversity Sport). Twenty-seven teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athletic confer ...

for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks from 2008 to 2009 before transferring and playing for the Northern Illinois Huskies from 2010 to 2012. He played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2013 to 2020 for the

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 ...

and Calgary Stampeders.

Professional career

Stephen was drafted by the

eighth overall in the

2012 CFL Draft The 2012 CFL Draft took place on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 3:00 PM ET on TSN. 45 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The Calgary Stampeders ...

and signed with the team on May 23, 2013. He played for the Tiger-Cats for six years before signing with the Calgary Stampeders on February 14, 2019. Upon becoming a free agent, he re-signed with the Tiger-Cats on February 11, 2020. He signed a contract extension with the Tiger-Cats on December 29, 2020. He retired from football on June 24, 2021.

References

External links

Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio
1989 births Living people Canadian football defensive backs Northern Illinois Huskies football players Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks football players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Players of Canadian football from Brampton Calgary Stampeders players {{Canadianfootball-defensiveback-stub