Roughriders acquire former Stampeders defensive lineman Charleston Hughes from Ticats
Calgary to get 4th-round pick in the 2019 CFL draft in return
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Friday afternoon they have acquired defensive lineman Charleston Hughes, after he was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from the Calgary Stampeders earlier the same day.
In exchange, Saskatchewan sent quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. to the Ticats.
BREAKING » We have acquired international defensive lineman, Charleston Hughes from the <a href="https://twitter.com/Ticats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Ticats</a> in exchange for international quarterback, Vernon Adams Jr.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CFL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/3yo1f8hHlT">pic.twitter.com/3yo1f8hHlT</a>
—@sskroughridersThe Stampeders will receive a fourth-round pick in the 2019 CFL draft. The teams also exchange fourth-round picks in the 2018 draft with Calgary getting the 28th overall selection and Hamilton receiving the 34th pick.
Hughes led the CFL in sacks last season with 11.
"In a salary-cap world, sometimes difficult decisions have to be made and this is definitely a very difficult decision," Stampeders president and general manager John Hufnagel said in a release. "Charleston has been a big part of our winning ways over the past 10 years and I thank him for his service and for the positive impact he made on this organization and this community.
"I wish him nothing but the best for the future."
Hughes joined the Stampeders in 2008 and played a total of 162 games, including 15 playoff games, over 10 seasons.
The 34-year-old Saginaw, Mich., native leaves Calgary with a share of the franchise record with 99 career regular-season sacks. Hughes also had 372 defensive tackles, 38 special-teams tackles, three interceptions, 23 forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and one touchdown with the Stampeders.
With files from CBC Calgary