With training camp just around the corner, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats have released six players.

Most noticeable among those released was national receiver Spencer Watt, who signed with Hamilton two years ago after spending five years with the Argonauts.

Watt missed his first Ticat season with a torn Achilles and last year played 18 games, and caught 21 passes for 211 yards. He has scored nine touchdowns in his CFL career, all for the Argos.

Hamilton took receiver Jacob Scarfone from the Guelph Gryphons in this year's CFL draft, and have three other national receivers still on the roster.

Hamilton, which has been revamping its secondary, also released defensive backs Travis Lee and Cassius Vaughn. Lee played six games last season and made 24 defensive tackles, while Vaughn who came to Hamilton last August after an NFL career that included five stops and seven interceptions, played nine games for the Tiger-Cats.

Mike McAdoo, a defensive end, and wide receiver Franky Okafor were also released.

Both were signed in advance of last month's mini camp, which Okafor took part in but McAdoo did not.