Source: Veteran defenseman Schiltz agrees to deal with Calgary

Calgary will be the third CFL team Schiltz has played for after starting his Canadian career with the Montreal Alouettes (2017-19, 2021).

Schiltz played in 11 regular-season games with the Ticats last season, completing 161-of-108 passes for 1,556 yards (67.1 percent) with seven touchdowns and five interceptions — all career highs.

Schiltz also rushed 23 times for 160 yards (7.0 avg.) and a touchdown. His attempts and yards were also career highs.

Schiltz, who played collegiately at Butler, played in 78 career games. He completed 338-of-517 passes (65.4 percent) for 4,357 yards with 19 TDs and 18 interceptions while rushing for 625 yards and four touchdowns on 101 carries (6.2-yard average).

The CFL opened its negotiating window on Sunday, allowing all teams to speak directly with pending free agents. The window is open until this Sunday.

After the window is closed. Pending free agents have a 48-hour negotiating window with the remaining teams under contract with them. At any given time, each CFL club is given any offers to pending free agents received during the one-week open window period.

Teams have until February 13th at 10:00 a.m. ET to make an offer to their free agent. Copies of these proposals should again go to both the CFL office and the CFLPA.

Pending free agents can accept any offer made to them between 10 a.m. and noon ET. If the player does not accept any of the offers, he will become a free agent at 12:01 a.m. ET on February 13 and can sign with the team of his choice.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on February 7, 2024.

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