Ottawa Redblacks' Lewis Ward, right, kicks a field goal during second half CFL football action against the Montreal Alouettes in Montreal, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. The Ottawa Redblacks have signed Ward to a two-year contract. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Redblacks have signed kicker Lewis Ward to a two-year contract.
The 30-year-old has been with the Redblacks since signing with the CFL team before the 2018 season after going undrafted.
He was named the league’s outstanding rookie in 2018, setting a CFL single-season record with a 98.1 made field goal percentage.
He set a professional football record with 69 consecutive field goals made in regular-season action, starting in Week 2 of the 2018 season and ending in Week 10 of the 2019 campaign.
Ward, born in England, and raised in Kingston, Ont., converted 49 kicks on 57 attempts in 2022.
“I’m extremely excited to be back in Ottawa for another two years, to help us get back to the level that we expect,” Ward said in a release.
Ward’s signing comes two days after the Redblacks agreed to an extension with all-star punter Richie Leone.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 9, 2022.
