The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have signed offensive lineman Quinton Barrow to a one-year contract extension for the 2026 season, per league sources. The deal will make him one of the league’s highest-paid offensive linemen at $220,000 in hard money.
The 25-year-old started all 18 regular-season games for the Tiger-Cats at right tackle in 2025, earning an All-East Division selection. He earned the second-best run blocking grade among CFL offensive tackles, as per Pro Football Focus, finishing behind only Jermarcus Hardrick of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Barrow attracted attention from the NFL this offseason, as he worked out for the Minnesota Vikings in December.
The six-foot-six, 331-pound blocker was 3DownNation’s third-ranked pending free-agent offensive lineman behind Jarell Broxton of the B.C. Lions and Coulter Woodmansey of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
The native of Inkster, Mich. signed with the Tiger-Cats as a free agent in 2024 and started seven regular-season games as a rookie at right tackle. He played collegiately at Grand Valley State, where he was twice named first-team All-Conference and once named a first-team NCAA Division II All-American.
CFL free agency will start with the communications window on Sunday, February 1 at noon EST. Deals cannot be ratified until Tuesday, February 10 at noon EST.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished first in the East Division standings in 2025 with an 11-7 record, though the team lost the East Final to the Montreal Alouettes. Bo Levi Mitchell led the CFL with 5,296 passing yards, 36 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions after starting all 18 regular-season games, earning the East Division’s nomination for Most Outstanding Player.
The Tiger-Cats ranked third in net offence, eighth in net defence, and first with a turnover differential of plus-ten. The club’s leading rusher was Greg Bell with 1,038 yards, leading receiver was Kenny Lawler with 1,443 yards, and leading tackler was Stavros Katsantonis with 69 tackles. Hamilton ranked fourth in attendance with average crowds of 22,858, which was a 3.9 percent increase from the previous year.
