The Ticats longest-serving player has re-upped for yet another round.

Centre Marwan Hage, who has played in 126 regular season games over nine seasons since being selected in the second round of the 2004 CFL draft, has signed a contract extension that should keep him in the Black and Gold through the 2014 season.

Hage has been CFL Players' Association all-star four times, an East Division All-Star twice and a CFL All-Star once.He has also been named the Ticats most outstanding lineman four times and was selected as the East Division's most outstanding lineman in 2010.

The 31-year-old bas been hit hard by injuries the last two-seasons, however. He missed nine games in 2011 with a knee injury and then the final nine games of 2012 with a torn triceps muscle, though he's expected to be fully healthy in time for training camp.

Hage is also renowned for his contributions to the Hamilton community. His community program, Hage's Heroes, has welcomed over 5,000 underprivileged youth to Tiger-Cats home games, fed over 6,000 families through food drives and made numerous donations to local charities since its inception in 2007. He was honoured with the CFL's Tom Pate Memorial Award in 2009 in recognition of his efforts in the community.

The team also announced that it had released quarterback Quinton Porter. In five seasons with the club, Porter amassed just over 4,000 yards passing, 21 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. Though he was given the starting job at the beginning of the 2009 season, he was never able to establish himself as the No. Quarterback. He was scheduled to become a free agent in February.

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