CFL News

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes have announced their coaching and football operations department staffs for the 2023 season, which includes Tyrell Sutton returning to the nest as the running backs coach.

Football is, arguably above all else, about fit. Within that simple three letter word are a million variables; timing, coaches, previous connections, ex-teammates, on and off-field chemistry, personality aligning, philosophical agreement, and on and on.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks have signed American linebacker JaQuan Artis. Artis is coming off a standout 2022 campaign in the Indoor Football League, where he led the Northern Arizona Wranglers to their first title and was voted MVP of the IFL National Championship.

Dalton Schoen can’t and won’t run away from the mixed emotions which have washed over him over the last few days and weeks. It’s not healthy, after all, to try and mask any of that.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes have signed American defensive back Coney Durr. Durr (five-toot-10, 193 pounds) amassed 144 career tackles in five seasons with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, broke up 30 passes (tied for fourth most in school history) and made four interceptions, including one for a 72-yard touchdown.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks have acquired the rights to National linebacker Woodly Appolon from the Ottawa REDBLACKS in exchange for a second round pick (12th overall) in the 2023 CFL Draft.

McLeod Bethel-Thompson’s tenure in Toronto is one of the best feel-good CFL stories I can remember. I’m not certain the term “journeyman” applied to a professional athlete more aptly than to Bethel-Thompson prior to him landing with the Argonauts in May, 2017.

The 34-year-old is back for his third stint in orange and black after spending the last two seasons in Calgary.

Trevor Harris found the receiver shortly after the 2010 National Football League draft.   By simply picking up the phone, he was embarking on a professional

VANCOUVER — The west coast winter forecast also includes some Lemon Drops. American defensive lineman Shawn Lemon has returned to the BC Lions, signing as a free agent.

Dr. Olufemi Ayeni sat in front of the computer in his office, holding a piece of metal that’s designed to replace a hip. The sound of children giggling

When CFL Free Agency opened this year, there were 52 pending receivers, give or take a couple late releases such as Brandon Banks or potential trades as BC’s Dominique Rhymes nearly became available before the frenzy of signings.

Toronto, ON – The Canadian Football League Players’ Association (CFLPA) is pleased to officially announce the winners of our Annual 2022 Statistical Awards.

At the end of the 2022 season, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats decided to trade with the Calgary Stampeders to obtain the contract rights to Bo Levi Mitchell. That decision opened the door to speculation about Hamilton’s plan for quarterback Dane Evans.

The Montreal Alouettes have announced that they have re-signed left tackle, Nick Callender. Callender had a successful 2022 season for the Alouettes at left tackle; left tackle is critical for establishing adequate pass protection.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed three American players: defensive backs Abu Daramy-Swaray and Jordan Brown and punter Devin Anctil, as well as National offensive lineman Brandon Sanford.

Donnovan Bennett doesn’t hide his frustration with the storyline that he’s been watching on repeat year after year south of the border. “I personally am frustrated and exasperated about the state of coaching south of the border for Black men.

TORONTO — The CFL and SiriusXM Canada, the country’s leading audio entertainment platform, are partnering to further the dialogue surrounding diversity and inclusion.

Taylor Cornelius has a few things to be happy about right now. He’s getting married in a week, for one. His team, the Edmonton Elks, just loaded up on receivers in free agency, for two, and that’s pretty big for a quarterback, wouldn’t you say?

Dane Evans is headed to the B.C. Lions following a trade Thursday with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for a conditional 2024 fourth-round draft pick.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats traded former starting quarterback Dane Evans to the B.C. Lions on Thursday. Hamilton receives a conditional 2024 fourth-round selection for Evans, who started for the Ticats in their two Grey Cup losses to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2019, 2021).

VANCOUVER — The BC Lions have acquired American quarterback Dane Evans in a trade with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the team announced on Thursday. In exchange, the Ticats will receive a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2024 CFL Draft.

Trevor Harris once resolved to restrict his long drives to the fairways.   “True story: I tried to quit football in high school and play golf,” the Saskatchewan

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have signed National offensive lineman Jamal Campbell, the team announced on Thursday. Campbell is a six-year Canadian Football League veteran who has played 71 career games including 22 starts.

McLeod Bethel-Thompson had been a Grey Cup champion for maybe an hour by the time he sat down in front of the media in Regina. The veteran quarterback has always been a thinker, someone hyper aware of the difficulty of not only his journey in football, but how tough the game is for everyone that steps onto the jumbo-sized fields of the CFL.

When the Toronto Argonauts won the Eastern Final over the Montreal Alouettes at home last November it was due in large part to McLeod Bethel-Thompson conquering a stage he had yet been able to master.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts are set to have a new starting quarterback in 2023. According to a report from TSN’s Farhan Lalji, McLeod Bethel-Thompson will suit up for the New Orleans Breakers of the USFL.

Sportswriter Rob Vanstone left the Regina Leader-Post this week to pursue a new opportunity as a senior writer and historian for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

When it comes to the CFL free agent derby, 2023 wasn’t quite the flurry of activity compared to previous years. And with continuity being a major component of what these Lions are trying to build, that was music to the ears of Rick Campbell.

The Alouettes have announced that they have signed a pair of National players to add Canadian depth to their 2023 roster. Defensive End Vincent Desjardins returns to the Alouettes after getting limited playing time during the 2023 season.