Courtney Stephen

Courtney Stephen (born October 27, 1989) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back. He played CIS Football for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks from 2008 to 2009 before transferring and playing for the Northern Illinois Huskies from 2010 to 2012. He played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2013 to 2020 for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Calgary Stampeders.

Courtney Stephen

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Stephen before a Stampeders game in 2019.
Born:	(1989-10-27) October 27, 1989 (age 35) Brampton, Ontario
Career information
CFL status	National
Position(s)	DB
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg)
College	Northern Illinois
University	Wilfrid Laurier
CFL draft	2012, round: 2, pick: 8
Drafted by	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career history
As player
2013–2018	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2019	Calgary Stampeders
2020–2021*	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Professional career

Stephen was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats eighth overall in the 2012 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 23, 2013.^[1] He played for the Tiger-Cats for six years before signing with the Calgary Stampeders on February 14, 2019.^[2] Upon becoming a free agent, he re-signed with the Tiger-Cats on February 11, 2020.^[3] He signed a contract extension with the Tiger-Cats on December 29, 2020.^[4] He retired from football on June 24, 2021.^[5]