Calgary Stampeders kicker Rene Paredes has announced that he will retire from the Canadian Football League at the end of the current season. Paredes originally signed with the Red and White as a free agent in 2011 and has remained with the team ever since. He is Calgary’s longest-serving active player and sits second in franchise history in seasons played (15), games played (currently at 253), points (currently at 2,535), field goals (currently at 649) and converts (currently at 547). Paredes’ final regular-season game will be at home on Oct. 17 against the BC Lions.