The Calgary Stampeders announce a number of roster moves including the signing of American receiver Marken Michel.

Other transactions include:

• Signed American receiver Floyd Allen to practice roster
• Signed American running back LeVante Bellamy to practice roster
• Activated American receiver Reggie Begelton from the six-game injury list
• Placed American receiver Malik Henry on the six-game injury list

Marken Michel
#80
Receiver
College: Massachusetts
Height: 5.11
Weight: 191
Born: July 6, 1993
Birthplace: Plantation, FL
American

Michel returns for a second stint with the Stampeders after time in the National Football League including two games with the Carolina Panthers in 2020.

Michel played 24 regular-season games with the Red and White over the 2017 and 2018 seasons, making 72 catches for 1,215 yards and eight touchdowns. He also had four carries for 47 yards and a touchdown, five kickoff returns for 89 yards and five punt returns for 39 yards.

The UMass product was Calgary’s nominee and the West Division finalist for the CFL’s Most Outstanding Rookie award in 2017. Michel left the Stampeders following the 2018 season to sign with the Philadelphia Eagles and also spent time with Carolina and Washington.

Floyd Allen
#87
Receiver
College: Mississippi
Height: 5.10
Weight: 210
Born: July 16, 1996
Birthplace: Houston, TX
American

LeVante Bellamy
#34
Running back
College: Western Michigan
Height: 5.09
Weight: 189
Born: Nov. 28, 1996
Birthplace: Indianapolis, IN
American

Allen and Bellamy were both at the Stampeders’ 2023 training camp.

Allen saw action in one pre-season game, recording two catches for 46 yards while returning two punts for 10 yards and one kickoff for 22 yards.

A product of Ole Miss, Allen also attended Calgary’s training camp in 2022 and has also been with the Houston Texans in the NFL and the Dallas Renegades in the XFL.

For his part, Bellamy saw four games of NFL action with the Denver Broncos before signing with the Stampeders.

In college, Bellamy played 48 games over five seasons at Western Michigan and had 617 career carries for 3,720 yards and 35 touchdowns as well as 57 receptions for 370 yards and one score and 19 kickoff returns for 358 yards. He was the Mid-American Conference offensive player of the year as a senior in 2019 when he led nation with 23 rushing touchdowns while rushing for 1,472 yards in 13 games.

Bellamy earned first-team all-conference honours in both of his final two seasons and finished his Western Michigan career as the fourth all-time rusher in school history.