TORONTO — As is customary in the CFL, the off-season brings quite a bit of roster shakeups across the country. Many players holding expiring contracts in February decide to stay with their respective teams, but there’s also usually a ton of players who choose to hit the open market and explore other options.
HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced on Wednesday that they have signed American defensive lineman Trevon Mason. Mason, 25, most recently spent time with the Edmonton Elks (2024).
REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive back Nicario Harper, the team announced on Wednesday. Harper (six-foot, 205 pounds) joins the Roughriders after playing 12 games with the University of Illinois last season, where he recorded 50 tackles, two tackles for loss, three pass deflections and one interception.
TORONTO — Preseason is underway and the regular season is just around the corner. With only a couple weeks to go before kickoff on June 6, the rosters that will compete for the 111th Grey Cup have started to take shape around the league.
The Edmonton Elks selected Antonio Alfano, a defensive tackle from Lackawana College, in the CFL supplemental draft Tuesday.
When asked Tuesday if Brown has the ability to reach another level this season, Elks head coach and general manager Chris Jones said "we're certainly hoping so."
REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American wide receiver Joe Robustelli, the team announced on Tuesday. Robustelli (six-foot-two, 220 pounds) joins the Roughriders after suiting up for the Tusculum Pioneers for the 2023-24 season.
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks have selected defensive tackle Antonio Alfano in the Supplemental Draft of 2024, the club announced Tuesday. In doing so, the Elks forfeit their eighth round selection in the 2025 CFL Draft.
Football is already back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers opening the preseason on Monday at Mosaic Stadium. That means it’s time to answer Preseason Futures questions and CFL.ca is here to help you figure it out.
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks have signed American running back Jermaine Brown Jr., the club announced Tuesday. Brown spent five seasons at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (2019-23), where he became the program’s career leader in all-purpose yards (5,026).
TORONTO — Get your starter some playing time early, or save him for your second and final game? Do you maximize your young starter’s opportunities, or let him get his feet wet in the preseason, then save him for opening week and evaluate your backups?
There comes a point in training camp where the players get sick of staring into the same faces in practice. One week of camp is usually all it takes. Every year, in just about every camp across the country we see the same things.
TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts announced on Monday that they have signed American wide receiver Makai Polk. RELATED » 5 Things to Know for 2024: Toronto
CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have signed American defensive lineman Hamilcar Rashed Jr, the team announced on Monday. Rashed Jr. has spent time on National Football League practice squads with the New York Jets, who signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2021, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Seattle Seahawks.
OTTAWA– The Ottawa REDBLACKS have signed American defensive backs Dishon McNary, Kalon Gervin and Jordan Jones. McNary (six-foot, 196 pounds) went from the Calgary Stampeders in the 2023 preseason to the Montreal Alouettes late in the season, getting into the final three regular season games en route to a Grey Cup victory.
It’s nice to have football back, hey? Training camps are now well underway across the country and later this Monday the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers will open up the 2024 preseason.
REGINA — The first preseason game of 2024 is just one day away with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers visiting Mosaic Stadium to take on the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Monday afternoon.
Fans cheered Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace and team leaders at a pre-season 'State of the Nation' event on Saturday. They also asked tough questions.
TORONTO — Weston Dressler got the call of a lifetime. Now he can sit back and reminisce over a successful career full of touchdowns, yards and loud fans.
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Defensive end Shawn Lemon arrived at the Montreal Alouettes’ training camp on Tuesday much to the surprise of many surrounding the CFL world. Lemon had announced his retirement in April before the CFL announced he was suspended indefinitely following a gambling-related investigation 2 weeks later.
He will join Daniel Jones, Drew Lock and Tommy DeVito in the Giants’ QB room. Teams regularly carry four QBs into offseason programs and into training camp.
He was suspended for violating the league’s Gender-Based Violence policy.
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