The Ticats have released the following players:

IMP LB Ike Brown

IMP LB Byron Bullock

IMP RB Terry Grant

IMP DB Geoff Tisdale

IMP DB Carlos Thomas

NIP DL Eddie Steele

There are no real surprises heres. Brown, Grant, Steele and Bullock were undone by injury. I feel sorry for both Brown and Grant, both of whom showed flashes before getting hurt (Brown couldn't stay healthy while Grant suffered a grusome leg injury just as his acareer was getting started.)

Thomas and Tisdale were part of the awful 2012 defence. The only mild eyebrow-raiser might be Tisdale, who just two years ago was a sought-after free agent. But he struggled in 2012.

Brown was a guy I came to like. He actually posted his release on his Facebook page yesterday and his perspective was remarkable. I asked him if I could blog this and he agreed: