Former CFL stars Gabriel, Dalla Riva and Mueller all curious to watch Ticats rookie
When Jake Burt makes his Hamilton Tiger-Cats home debut, the eyes of one of the CFL s greatest tight ends will be among those fixed upon him. Hamilton took the former Boston College tight end No. 1 in the 21 CFL draft, making Burt the first tight end taken first overall since 1989.
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Posted: May 18, 2021 4:59 PM ET | Last Updated: May 18
Tight end Jake Burt, centre-right, poses at home with family after being selected first overall by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during Tuesday s CFL draft.(@Ticats/Twitter)
Dan Ralph May 17, 2021 - 11:29 AM
When Jake Burt makes his Hamilton Tiger-Cats home debut, the eyes of one of the CFL s greatest tight ends will be among those fixed upon him.
Hamilton took the former Boston College tight end No. 1 in the 21 CFL draft, making Burt the first tight end taken first overall since 1989.
Although the position has pretty much disappeared from league offences, Ticats offensive co-ordinator Tommy Condell plans to play the six-foot-four, 245-pound Burt at various spots, including tight end. He has the size of a traditional tight end, like a Peter Dalla Riva or Herm Harrison but it also sounds like he has many more facets to his game, said Tony Gabriel, four times the CFL s top Canadian and its outstanding player in 1978 over an illustrious 11-year career. I think he s going to be a big target for Jeremiah Masoli or Dane Evans.