The Montreal Alouettes signed quarterback Cameron Dukes and placed quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson (right elbow) on the six-game injured list on Wednesday.
McLeod Bethel-Thompson injured his right elbow in last week’s game against the Edmonton Elks. He completed 10 of 15 passes (66%) for 79 yards, one interception, and one carry for one yard. This season, Thompson completed 100 of 153 passes (65.3%) for 957 yards, four touchdowns, five interceptions, and nine carries for 49 yards in nine games.
Cameron Dukes is six foot and weighs 210 pounds. The 27-year-old from Shepherdsville, Kentucky, re-signed with the Toronto Argonauts on February 11, 2025. In 2025, he completed 8 of 17 passes (47.1%) for 84 yards and three carries for 10 yards in two preseason games. The Argonauts released him on May 31, 2025.
Dukes played for the Vegas Knight Hawks (IFL) in 2022 completing 99 of 171 passes (57.9%) for 1,103 yards, 27 touchdowns, and five interceptions in eight games. The Knight Hawks finished fifth in the Western Conference with a 6-10 record.
The Toronto Argonauts signed Dukes on March 9, 2023. In 2023, he completed 63 of 96 passes (66%) for 760 yards, two touchdowns, three interceptions, 35 carries for 126 yards, and eight touchdowns in 18 games. In 2024, he completed 143 of 199 passes (71.8%) for 1,444 yards, seven touchdowns, six interceptions, 57 carries for 321 yards, and four touchdowns in 18 games.
Collegiately, Dukes played five seasons at Lindsey Wilson College (2017-21) completing 769 of 1,227 passes (62.7%) for 10,439 yards, 114 touchdowns, 21 interceptions, 436 carries for 1,316 yards, and three touchdowns in 49 games, of which 45 were starts for the Blue Raiders.
He finished his collegiate career winning the 2020 National Championship, three-time All-American, a three-time conference offensive player of the year, and a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which goes to the top football student-athlete in the nation.
