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In fact, the University of Guelph product averaged a career-best 46.9 yards on 99 punts and finished among the league leaders with seven punts that pinned the opposition inside its own 10 yard-line.

Maver also made it very clear that he wanted to continue his career in Calgary when he was asked about his impending free agency a day after the Stampeders lost the Grey Cup to the Ottawa Redblacks last month.

“I want to stay here, I’ve never been coy about my desires,” Maver said. “They know I want to be here, they know I live here now, so hopefully something can be worked out.”

Like Maver, Paredes has become a regular around McMahon Stadium over the past half-decade.

After signing with the Stampeders as an undrafted free agent in 2011, he emerged as one of the CFL’s top place-kickers and has been named to both the division and CFL All-star teams three times.

The 31-year-old Concordia University alum had a productive 2016 season as well, tying the Stampeders franchise record by kicking 56 field goals and finishing second in the CFL in both points, with 203, and kickoff average, at 66.4 yards.

With his family expecting a baby in March, Paredes was eager to secure his future in Calgary.

“I hope to be back,” Paredes said after the season ended. “I’ve been here six years now and I don’t see myself playing for any other team.”

Together, Maver and Paredes have been steady presences in the Stampeders locker-room for five years now and are tied for the third-longest-running punter/kicker tandem in team history. Only Tony Martino and Mark McLoughlin, who were together for nine years between 1992 and 2000, and Mike McTague and J.T. Hay, who were together for six years from 1979-1984, formed a longer-lasting pairing.

The signings kicked off what is sure to be a busy off-season for Hufnagel, who has 24 pending free agents remaining, including big names like Marquay McDaniel, Derek Dennis and Charleston Hughes.

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