The CFL team re-signed the import running back to a three-year contract Monday.

Holmes, who was runner-up for the CFL's outstanding player award last season, has run for 369 yards on 64 carries and one touchdown in 10 games this season, and caught 33 passes for 263 yards.

``Corey is one of the most exciting players in the CFL and a true leader in the locker-room in addition to being a tremendous person,'' Ticats GM Marcel Desjardins said in a statement. ``I am thrilled that Corey will be a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats this season and in the years to come.''

Holmes also returned 25 punts for 125 yards and 22 kickoffs for 472 yards in 2006.

The Ticats acquired Holmes from the Saskatchewan Roughriders in a trade on April 12, 2005, along with non-import safety Scott Gordon and the Riders' first-round pick in the 2007 CFL Canadian College Draft in exchange for the first selection in the 2006 Ottawa dispersal draft.

``It feels great to be in an organization that was willing to commit to me and my family,'' Holmes said. In five seasons with the Roughriders, Holmes was named a CFL all-star and a Western all-star twice (2002, 2005), and captured two most outstanding special teams player awards (2002, 2005).