{"id":193315,"date":"2026-09-02T20:43:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/193315\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T20:43:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:43:20","slug":"toronto-argonauts-cut-rookie-kicker-brady-lidster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/193315\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Argonauts cut rookie kicker Brady Lidster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2440\" height=\"1580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260806-20h08m22s-IMG_2250-scaled-e1788374156988.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto: Guang Quan\/3DownNation. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>The Toronto Argonauts have released Canadian kicker Brady Lidster, the team announced on Wednesday. He signed with the club in July.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old played five regular-season games with Toronto. He made 15-of-21 field goal attempts (71.4 percent), eight-of-12 convert attempts (66.7 percent), and averaged 64.2 yards on 19 kickoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The native of St. Thomas, Ont. was an eighth-round pick in the 2026 CFL Draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He went two-for-four on field goals and three-for-four on convert attempts over two preseason games and was cut at the conclusion of training camp.<\/p>\n<p>3DownNation Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>\t\tToday\u2019s CFL news in your inbox every day at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tBy signing up you agree to receive daily emails from 3DownNation, as well as our<br \/>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/3downnation.com\/terms-of-service\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">terms of service<\/a> and<br \/>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/3downnation.com\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">privacy policy<\/a>. Unsubscribe anytime.<br \/>\n\t\t1900 Rose St, Regina SK S4P 0A9.<\/p>\n<p>Lidster played collegiately at the University of Windsor, where he made 82 percent of his field goals in 2025 to be named a first-team U Sports All-Canadian. He holds the school records for most field goal\u00a0in a game (seven), most career field goals (81), and most career points (331).<\/p>\n<p>The Toronto Argonauts (5-6) will visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4-8) at Hamilton Stadium on Monday, September 7 with kickoff scheduled for 2:30 p.m. EDT. Last week, the Argonauts squandered a 22-9 lead to lose to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, while the Tiger-Cats lost on a last-minute touchdown to the Calgary Stampeders.<\/p>\n<p>The weather forecast in Hamilton calls for a high of 23 degrees with a mix of sun and cloud. The game will be broadcast on TSN and RDS2 in Canada, CBS Sports Network in the U.S., and CFL+ internationally. Radio listeners can tune-in on TSN 1050 in Toronto or the Ticats Audio Network.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788381800_809_0603-3Down-logo-600x600.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/3downnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3DownNation-Wordmark-v3-3.svg\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo: Guang Quan\/3DownNation. All rights reserved. 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