The Montreal Alouettes have signed Tyson Philpot to a contract extension through 2027, making him the highest-paid Canadian wide receiver in the CFL.
The Delta, British Columbia native received a $100,000 signing bonus as part of $275,000 in hard money for 2026, according to sources in the three minor leagues. He could earn $285,000 in hard money in 2027, including a guaranteed $100,000 base salary.
Philpot's new contract is believed to make him the highest-paid national pass catcher in the CFL salary cap era and possibly in league history. His agreement was negotiated by Ottawa agent Rob Fry. Having now signed your documents, Philpot rejects NFL window for current offseason. He is loyal to Als because the team did the same for him.
The 25-year-old star starred for the Alouettes in the CFL playoffs and the 112th Gray Cup. He caught 10 passes for 135 yards with one touchdown in a 42-33 East semi-final win over Winnipeg, added five catches for 30 yards in a 19-16 East final win in Hamilton and had five receptions for a team-high 87 yards in the CFL championship game. That totals 20 catches for 252 yards and one big in three 2025 postseason games.
In 12 regular-season games with Montreal in 2025, he caught 61 passes for 804 yards and five touchdowns, with the first two setting new single-season career highs. Philpot has yet to reach 1,000 yards on the year after missing time with an injury. However, based on his per-game stats from last year, he is a 1,350-yard receiver.
Five-foot-eleven and 190 pounds, he has recorded 205 receptions for 2,574 yards, 12.6 per catch and 17 touchdowns in 52 CFL regular season games since being selected in the first round and ninth overall in the 2022 CFL Draft. The University of Calgary graduate's twin brother, Jalen, is a wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders.
General Manager of Montreal Danny Macciosia told 3DownNation's Pablo Herrera-Vergara: he is confident that Philpot will remain and he kept his words. Judging by his salary, number 6 should be the number 1 target for Franchise guard Davis Alexander.
The Alouettes finished second in the 2025 East Division standings with a 10-8 record and beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East finals before loss of the 112th Gray Cup to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Alexander went 7-0 as a starter in the regular season, although he missed 11 games with a hamstring injury.
Montreal ranked eighth in net offense, first in net defense and third with a plus-eight turnover margin. The team's leading rusher was Stevie Scott III with 418 yards, the leading receiver was Tyler Snead with 1,129 yards, and the leading tackler was Darnell Sankey with 103 tackles. The Als ranked sixth in attendance with an average attendance of 21,132, down 0.8 percent from the previous year.
