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The Ottawa Redblacks have parted company with Lewis Ward.
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The 33-year-old kicker was released by the Canadian Football League team on Thursday, less than four weeks before the start of their 2026 training camp.
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“As an organization, we would like to thank Lewis for everything he brought to our football club both on and off the field,” said Shawn Burke, the Redblacks’ vice-president of football operations. “He accomplished so many great achievements during his time here. The accolades and records speak for themselves. He will be forever known as a Redblack great.”
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Of that there can be no argument.
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Ward, a former University of Ottawa Gee-Gee, established himself as the most consistent kicker in pro football history late in the past decade.
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As a Redblacks rookie in 2018, he started a consecutive field goal streak that carried on until Aug. 17 the next season, when he finally missed a 31-yarder in the first quarter of a game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at TD Place.
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He was named the CFL’s top rookie and most outstanding special-teams player for the 2018 season.
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Not only does his incredible record of 69 straight three-pointers still stand, but it also dwarfs the National Football League mark of 44 held by Adam Vinatieri.
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Ward’s production had declined in recent years, however.
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In 2024, he was good on 58 of 66 field-goal attempts for an 87.9 per cent success rate that was sixth in the nine-team league, and last season, his seventh with the Redblacks, he connected on just 35 of 46 for a 76.1 per cent efficiency rating that ranked as the CFL‘s worst.
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He also missed two convert attempts in three of the past four seasons.
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Redblacks main training camp begins May 10 at TD Place, with rookie camp starting May 6.
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