Former Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes running back Sean Thomas-Erlington announced his retirement after eight seasons in the CFL on Wednesday in a post on his Instagram account.
Sean Thomas-Erlington is five foot nine and weighs 217 pounds. The 33-year-old from Montreal, Quebec, re-signed with the Alouettes on December 2, 2024. In 2025, Thomas-Erlington had 88 carries for 386 yards, two rushing touchdowns, nine catches for 68 yards, one touchdown, and one kick return for 16 yards in 11 games.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats drafted Erlington in the eighth round (66th pick) in the 2017 CFL Draft. In six seasons in Hamilton, Thomas-Erlington has 207 carries for 1,258 yards, seven touchdowns, 71 catches for 719 yards, four touchdowns, and 25 kick returns for 498 yards in 64 games.
In 2023, he had 16 carries for 88 yards, one touchdown, eight catches for 88 yards, one touchdown, and six kick returns for 92 yards in 11 games.
The Montreal Alouettes signed Thomas-Erlington on February 13, 2024. In 2024, Thomas-Erlington had 23 carries for 125 yards, five catches for 42 yards, and five kick returns for 114 yards in five games.
Collegiately, Thomas-Erlington played four seasons at the University of Montreal (2013-16) with 253 carries for 1,405 yards, 16 touchdowns, 51 catches for 543 yards, and five touchdowns in 28 games for the Carabins. In 2014, he helped the Carabins win the 50th Vanier Cup over McMaster 20-19.
