Calgary Stampeders announce team captains for 2024 season

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The Calgary Stampeders have chosen their four team captains for the upcoming season.

Reggie Begelton, Jake Maier, Mike Rose, and Rene Paredes, who share a combined 27 seasons of experience with the team, were chosen as captains through a player vote. This marks the 10th time Paredes will serve as Calgary’s special teams captain.

Begelton was named a CFL all-star in 2023 after catching 86 passes for 1,119 yards and five touchdowns in 15 games. He led the team in all receiving categories while finishing second league-wide in catches and sixth league-wide in receiving yards. The 30-year-old native of Beaumont, Texas has made 329 catches for 4,445 yards and 24 touchdowns over six seasons with the Stampeders.

Maier started all 18 regular season games for the club in 2023 and set all-new career highs with 4,244 passing yards, 19 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions. He led the team to a third-place finish in the West Division at 6-12, though the Stampeders were eliminated from the playoffs following a 41-30 loss to the B.C. Lions in the West Semi-Final.

Rose has made 129 total tackles, 30 sacks, three forced fumbles, and one interception over six seasons in Calgary. The 31-year-old native of Fountain Inn, S.C. set an all-new career-high with 11 sacks in 2023 and was named a CFL all-star for the third straight year.

Paredes connected on 86.7 percent of his field goal attempts in 2023 as well as 29-of-30 one-point converts for a total of 185 points. The 39-year-old product of Concordia University is a five-time CFL all-star who sits ninth in league history with 2,129 career regular season points. The two-time Grey Cup champion was named the league’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player in 2013.

The Calgary Stampeders (0-0) will host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (0-0) at McMahon Stadium on Friday, June 7 with kickoff slated for 9:00 p.m. EDT.

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