Just a couple of hours after the Calgary Stampeders announced it was trading international defensive lineman Charleston Hughes to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in exchange for a 2019 fourth-round draft pick, Hughes was traded again.
The Canadian Football League announced on Twitter Friday afternoon that Hughes would be heading to play for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
As part of the original trade announced Friday morning, the Stampeders and Tiger-Cats will exchange fourth-round picks in the 2018 draft with Calgary getting the 28th overall selection and Hamilton receiving the 34th pick.
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Hughes joined the Stamps in 2008 and played a total of 162 games in over 10 seasons. The 34-year-old Saginaw, Mich., native holds a franchise record of 99 career regular-season sacks with the Stampeders.
The team said the decision to trade the longtime Stampeder was mainly due to their salary cap.
“In a salary-cap world, sometimes difficult decisions have to be made and this is definitely a very difficult decision,” said Stampeders president and general manager John Hufnagel.
“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 also had 372 defensive tackles, 38 special-teams tackles, three interceptions, 23 forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and one touchdown as a member of the Red and White.
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