Capicciotti Whitlock and Green among 14 players released by Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

HAMILTON — Defensive linemen Justin Capicciotti and Nikita Whitlock and running back Alex Green were among 14 players released Monday by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Receivers Cameron Echols-Luper and Keyarris Garrett, defensive backs John Green, Robert Porter and Jarrod Harper, defensive linemen Jamal Marcus and Tobenna Okeke, running backs Rajion Neal and Darius Victor and linebacker Terrence Plummer, all Americans, were also released. So too was Canadian linebacker Dillon Grondin.

The Ticats also announced American defensive lineman Bobby Richardson has retired.

The six-foot-three, 235-pound Capicciotti, spent parts of the last three seasons with Hamilton. The 29-year-old Toronto native was originally a 2012 second-round pick of the Edmonton Eskimos — No. 14 overall — and also played for the Ottawa Redblacks and Saskatchewan Roughriders before being dealt to the Ticats on Oct. 10, 2016.

The five-foot-10, 250-pound Whitlock played two seasons in Hamilton, seeing action on offence as a fullback as well as on defence and special teams. The Ticats signed the versatile American to a two-year contract extension in February.

Season in Review

Nanaimo Hornets rugby season to close with awards ceremony

38m ago

Array of Sports

Nanaimo Sports and Social Club growing numbers and adding sports

23h ago

May the 4th be with you

Nanaimo's Curious ComiCon 2024 honours the man who started it all

May 04, 2024

Green, also an American, ran for 604 yards on 114 carries (5.3-yard average) last season with seven TDs. Over two seasons with Hamilton, the six-foot, 228-pound Green had 1,051 yards rushing on 193 carries (5.4-yard average) with 12 TDs while adding 25 catches for 252 yards and a touchdown.

The Canadian Press