Brett Lauther

Brett Lauther (born November 4, 1990) is a professional Canadian football punter and placekicker who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the seventh round of the 2013 CFL Draft. He played CIS football at Saint Mary's University and attended Cobequid Educational Centre in Truro, Nova Scotia.[1]

Brett Lauther
No. 12     Free agent
Born: (1990-11-04) November 4, 1990
Truro, Nova Scotia
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)P/K
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
UniversitySaint Mary's
High schoolTruro (NS) CEC
CFL draft2013 / Round: 7 / Pick: 53
Drafted byHamilton Tiger-Cats
Career history
As player
2013–2014Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2015Saskatchewan Roughriders*
2015Toronto Argonauts*
2017Saskatchewan Roughriders*
2017Edmonton Eskimos*
2018–2019Saskatchewan Roughriders
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
CFL West All-Star2018
Career stats

Professional career

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Lauther was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL with the 53rd overall pick in the 2013 CFL Draft and was signed by the team on May 27, 2013.[2] As a native Nova Scotian, he has the unusual distinction of playing in his first professional football game in the Maritimes, in Moncton, New Brunswick, as part of the third installment of Touchdown Atlantic. For this game, he was named Special Teams Player of the Week for Week Thirteen of the 2013 season after going 4 for 4 on field goal attempts on September 21, 2013, against the Montreal Alouettes.[3] Lauther was re-signed by the Tiger-Cats on January 8, 2014 where he spent the entire season on the practice roster behind incumbent, Justin Medlock.[4] He declined a contract from the Tiger-Cats during the following off-season.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Lauther signed a practice roster agreement with the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders on September 3, 2015.[5] He was released on October 8, 2015.[6]

Toronto Argonauts

On October 14, 2015, Lauther was added to the practice roster of the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.[7] He was released by the team on October 19, 2015.[8]

Saskatchewan Roughriders (II)

On August 29, 2017, Lauther was signed to the practice roster of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[9]

Edmonton Eskimos

On September 25, 2017, Lauther was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos in response to Sean Whyte's injury.[10] He spent the remainder of the 2017 season on the practice roster.

Saskatchewan Roughriders (III)

On March 19, 2018, Lauther signed with the Roughriders for a third time, but participated in training camp with the team for the first time.[11] Following an injury to incumbent kicker, Tyler Crapigna, Lauther became the team's placekicker and enjoyed a successful 2018 CFL season that culminated in his first Divisional All-Star award.[12] He led the league with 54 field goals from 60 attempts and also led the league in points with 198. He also had the longest successful field goal that year which was made from 56 yards out.[13]

After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lauther chose to opt-out of his contract with the Roughriders on August 25, 2020.[14]

References
  1. "Brett Lauther" (PDF). colchestercountysporthalloffame.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. "Tiger-Cats lock up five from 2013 Draft Class". cfl.ca. May 27, 2013. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. Carter, Lyle (December 27, 2013). "Local kicker pleased with first season in CFL". obj.ca. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  4. "Justin Medlock, Brett Lauther re-sign with Ticats". metronews.ca. January 8, 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  5. "Roughriders add kicker Brett Lauther to practice roster". regina.ctvnews.ca. September 3, 2015. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  6. "RIDER TRANSACTION- OCTOBER 8TH". riderville.com. October 8, 2015. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  7. "Transactions". cfl.ca/. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  8. "TRANSACTIONS – 2015". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  9. "CFL TRANSACTIONS". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  10. Esks bolster kicking game with Waters, Lauther
  11. Riders add nationals Blaszko, Lauther
  12. "Star Power: 2018 CFL Divisional All-Stars Announced". Canadian Football League. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  13. "2018 Placekicking". Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  14. "Jon Ryan, Brett Lauther headline Rider cuts". CFL.ca. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
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