Eskimos trade receiver Shamawd Chambers to Ti-Cats

The Edmonton Eskimos made a trade on Sunday with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, sending Canadian receiver Shamawd Chambers to Hamilton in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft and a fifth-round pick in 2019.

Chambers has been limited to just six games this season following a lower-body injury early in training camp. He has played in six games, catching four passes for 40 yards.

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Chambers returned to the Eskimos in the off-season after spending the 2016 campaign with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Chambers is a six-year CFL veteran and has recorded 1,543 yards receiving and has scored eight touchdowns.

He was named the Most Valuable Canadian in the 2015 Grey Cup game when the Eskimos beat the Ottawa Redblacks.

Chambers is a native of Markham, Ontario.