HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have signed free agent National defensive lineman Charbel Dabire, the team announced on Wednesday.
Dabire, 29, spent time with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (2019-2025) after being selected in the fifth round (44th overall) of the 2019 CFL Draft.
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RECOVERED ‼️@sskroughriders stop a strong Hamilton drive as Charbel Dabire strips the ball and Jameer Thurman recovers!#CFLGameday: LIVE on TSN, CBSSN
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The six-foot, 300-pound native of Burkina Faso appeared in 58 regular season games, recording 41 defensive tackles, four special teams tackles, two sacks, and one forced fumble, and was a member of Saskatchewan’s Grey Cup championship roster in 2025.
Collegiately, Dabire played at New Mexico Military Institute (2015) before transferring to Wagner (2016-2018), where he appeared in 33 games, totaling 73 tackles (47 solo), 2.5 sacks, one pass defended, one forced fumble, and one blocked kick returned for a touchdown.
