The CFL's reigning Defensive Player of the Year is returning to the nation's capital.
The Ottawa Redblacks re-signed defensive lineman Lorenzo Mauldin IV to a one-year deal, the club announced Wednesday.
*TAPS MIC*
— Ottawa REDBLACKS (@REDBLACKS) January 18, 2023
We've re-signed the @CFL's reigning Most Outstanding Defensive Player and Sack Leader, 🇺🇸 defensive lineman, @LozoIV. #RNation | 📝: https://t.co/jPGSF7oKse pic.twitter.com/yGoRePVhrK
The Louisville product let the CFL in sacks in 2022 with 17. He also recorded 43 tackles and a pair of forced fumbles.
A native of Sacramento, Mauldin was in his first season with the Redblacks after two years with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Originally taken in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft, Mauldin appeared in 26 games for the New York Jets in 2015 and 2016, recording a combined 6.5 sacks.
