The Montreal Alouettes have signed American receiver Sean Ryan to a two-year contract.
The six-foot-three, 200-pound target signed with the Alouettes last offseason but spent the entire year on their suspended list. He never reported to the team.
The native of Philadelphia, Pa. spent the 2023 season with the Baltimore Ravens after signing with the team as an undrafted free agent. He returned to the Ravens in 2024 but was cut at the conclusion of training camp.
The 27-year-old finished his collegiate career at Rutgers University in 2022 where he made 26 catches for 440 yards and three touchdowns.
From 2019 to 2021, Ryan played at West Virginia University, where he caught 69 passes for 882 yards and three scores. In 2018, he played at Temple University where he recorded 12 receptions for 162 yards and one touchdown.
Ryan reportedly ran a 4.59-second forty-yard dash at his pro day along with a 39-inch vertical jump.
The Montreal Alouettes were relatively quiet in free agency, though they still added quarterback Dustin Crum, receiver Jerreth Sterns, and return specialist DeVonte Dedmon. The team also suffered some key losses, including Austin Mack (Edmonton Elks), linebacker Darnell Sankey (B.C. Lions), defensive back Marc-Antoine Dequoy (retirement), and return specialist James Letcher Jr. (Saskatchewan Roughriders).
The Alouettes hold the eighth overall pick in the 2026 CFL Draft, which is scheduled for Tuesday, April 28 at 7:00 p.m. EDT. All CFL training camps are scheduled to open on May 10. The team will play its first preseason game against the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday, May 22 and its first regular-season game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday, June 4.
In 2025, Montreal finished second in the East Division standings with a 10-8 record and beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Final before losing the 112th Grey Cup to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
