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EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks announced on Saturday that they have signed American wide receiver Raphael Leonard. Leonard returns to Edmonton after making five regular season appearances with the Green and Gold last season, playing three games at wide receiver and starting at defensive back twice. The Mississippi native had one reception for five yards

TORONTO — Tim White is not about to rest on his laurels. The third-year wide receiver from Santa Clarita, CA, had a breakout season for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2022 with 1,265 receiving yards and eight touchdowns on his way to being named a CFL All-Star. Despite his recent accolades, White is not looking to

TORONTO — The 2023 CFL Season is just around the corner and teams are ramping up their preparations with training camps being held all over the country. Rosters are starting to take shape and preseason games are set to begin on holiday Monday with the Edmonton Elks facing the Calgary Stampeders. We’re Checking Down with

They have followed different paths on their football journey but three participants in the CFL’s Diversity in Football Program presented by Securian Canada all have the same destination in mind. Former CFL receiver Jabari Arthur; Greig Longchamps, an offensive lineman selected by Edmonton in the 2006 draft and Alysha Emerson, who has an extensive background

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders announced this Tuesday they have signed American defensive back Chris Steele. Steele (six-foot, 187 pounds) signed with the National Football League’s Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2022 and saw action in three pre-season games before being released. He later spent time on the Miami Dolphins’ practice squad

I figure there are two reasons why the Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-signed so many of their veteran players this past off-season, players who could have become free agents. One is that all those guys are quite obviously pretty good. The other is that they’re all certainly PO’d by their Grey Cup loss to the Toronto

Training camps have opened and the 2023 season is finally upon us. Across the league, the most exciting part of training camp is now underway and that’s position battles. Every team has been impacted by an off-season that was full of free agency moves, releases and player retirements. There’s also the fact that anything could

KAMLOOPS, BC — The BC Lions have released defensive lineman Steven Richardson. The club announced the news as part of its rookie camp cutdowns on Saturday afternoon. RELATED» Cutdown Tracker: A look at every team’s roster moves» Incoming rookies look to make Schoen-sized mark» Subscribe to the CFL’s newsletter for exclusive offers and league updates» Top of the Depth

Each year when the CFL Draft comes to a close around midnight ET time you can feel the collective exhale of all involved. Months of prep and travel, combine to combine and zoom to zoom come to a close as players finally have a team to call their own. So, then everybody just settles in

As the 2023 season approaches, CFL.ca is here to catch you up with the Five Things To Know series. Each article will look at key storylines facing each team this season, while examining off-season movement and where your team might stand in 2023.  Not all that far off, really, were the Calgary Stampeders in 2022.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced on Wednesday the signing of their 2023 CFL Draft class, including Dayton Black, Patrick Burke Jr., Reece Martin, Robert Panabaker, Josh Hyer and Caleb Morin. Black, 23, played 30 games over three seasons (2018-2022) with the University of Saskatchewan. The six-foot-six, 295-pound, offensive lineman was named a Canada West

The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced on Tuesday that they have signed American defensive back Justus Harris and American defensive lineman KeShaun Moore. Harris (five-foot-ten, 184 pounds) attended rookie minicamp with the New York Giants following the 2022 NFL Draft. RELATED» Vanstone: Cheers and tears as Roughriders draft Jaxon Ford» Riders dive into draft with Lake Korte-Moore at third

VANCOUVER — The BC Lions announced on Monday that five members of last Tuesday’s CFL Draft class have signed contracts with the team. The list includes defensive lineman Francis Bemiy Jr. (first round, ninth overall), linebacker Markcus Jean-Loescher (fourth round, 34th overall), defensive back Jassin States-McClean (sixth round, 52nd overall), linebacker Jack Hinsperger (seventh round,

BC Lions co-general manager and head coach Rick Campbell knows very well the cost of replacing talent. The Lions had to move quickly in 2022 as starting quarterback Nathan Rourke went down with a foot injury halfway through the season, so they sent a 2023 first-round pick to the Montreal Alouettes to acquire veteran quarterback

As the 2023 CFL season lingers just around the corner, there is arguably no team experiencing a more significant turning of the page at the game’s most important position than the Calgary Stampeders, who have officially handed the keys to their franchise over to quarterback Jake Maier from Bo Levi Mitchell. However, their Labour Day

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks announced on Friday that they’d signed Nationals Gabriel Appiah-Kubi and Derek Best, along with Americans Tony Gray, Quan Harrison and Ja’Darius Woods. Appiah-Kubi has played 22 games of U SPORTS football over the last three seasons at York University, totalling 26 catches, including a team-leading 13 in 2021. The receiver

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced on Thursday that they’ve signed veteran kicker Sergio Castillo to a one-year contract. Castillo (five-foot-11, 196 pounds) returns to the Blue Bombers for a third stint after beginning his CFL career in Winnipeg in 2015 and then returning late in 2021 at the trade deadline before playing an

CALGARY — National receiver Jalen Philpot will not take part in the Calgary Stampeders’ training camp, which begins May 14 at McMahon Stadium. The second-year player is sidelined indefinitely as he rehabs from surgery on a hamstring injury. RELATED» A team-by-team look at the 2023 CFL Draft» Buy the new Stampeders jerseys here!» Subscribe to the CFL’s