the backup quarterback job. He won the second-string job and replaced Ken Hobart as starter in the team's fifth game of the year. He was named an Eastern Division All-Star by the Football Reporters of Canada and led the Ti-Cats to a 39–15 upset victory over the 12-point favourite Edmonton Eskimos in the 74th Grey Cup. He was named the game's most valuable offensive player. It was Hamilton's first Grey Cup title since 1972, and their first win over Edmonton since 1977. Both Kerrigan and Hobart missed much of the 1987 due to injury, which led to Tom Porras receiving the most of the playing time that year. Kerrigan entered the 1988 season in a competition with Hobart, Porras, and rookie Terry Andrysiak. The Ti-Cats opted to release Hobart and have Kerrigan and Porras split time as starter. On October 1, Kerrigan separated his shoulder and missed the rest of the season. Although he missed the last six games, Kerrigan finished fourth in the league in passing yards (2,764) and second in completion percentage (55%). The team struggled without Kerrigan and Porras was released after the season, which allowed Kerrigan to enter the 1989 season without competition for the starting job. He completed 248 of 486 passes for 3,635 yards and 20 touchdowns, ranking him fourth among CFL quarterbacks. He again led the Tiger-Cats to the league championship. In the 77th Grey Cup, he completed 23 of 35 passes for 303 yards and tied the game with 34 seconds left with a touchdown pass to Tony Champion. However, the Saskatchewan Roughriders won the game 43–40 on a last second field goal. Kerrigan struggled in 1990 and was benched in favor of backup Todd Dillon shortly into the 1991 season. On May 9, 1992, The Tiger-Cats signed Damon Allen, ending Kerrigan's first stint in Hamilton. Toronto Argonauts On June 4, 1992, Kerrigan signed with the Toronto Argonauts. He was signed by Toronto general manager Mike McCarthy, who had also brought Kerrigan to Hamilton when he was the Tiger-Cats director of player personnel. Kerrigan began the season as a third-string quarterback behind Rickey Foggie and John Congemi. On August 27, Kerrigan came off the bench to lead Toronto to a 24 to 16 comeback victory over the Ottawa Rough Riders. He threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Darrell K. Smith put the Argonauts ahead by one point with a minute left in