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When Ticats head coach Orlondo Steinauer called Jake Burt last Tuesday to alert the Boston College big man he was officially about to become the first overall selection of the 2021 CFL Draft, there might have only been one person more genuinely thrilled than immediate family within earshot of the call from Hamilton. Was it

To call the past few days in Liam Dobson’s life a ‘whirlwind’ would be underselling just how tumultuous his world has been since the Winnipeg Blue Bombers called out his name third overall in this week’s Canadian Football League Draft. Draft night was special for the big University of Maine/Texas State offensive lineman, who watched

The 2021 CFL Draft was a lot of fun and got the excitement levels pumping for the coming season. By no means am I a draft expert, but I do have a bunch of takeaways from one of the most interesting years we’ve ever seen. JAKE BURT: MAN OF MYSTERY In a league that doesn’t

TORONTO — In a draft year unlike any other, Farhan Lalji finally found some comfort and familiarity once the names started filling up draft boards on Tuesday night. “Watching this play out, it’s always amusing how it comes full circle on certain players or certain teams in any given year,” Lalji, the longtime TSN reporter

A change in eligibility rules and two less rounds resulted in the 2021 CFL Draft having more players available but gave clubs less chance to make selections. Allowing teams to pick NCAA players with a year’s eligibility remaining meant some general managers had to decide between taking someone who could step in and help a

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers want brawlers along the offensive line – guys who can both move the pile of humanity and keep their quarterback clean. In that respect, there’s a lot to like about Liam Dobson – the University of Maine/Texas State product the club selected third overall in Tuesday’s Canadian Football League Draft. And

Elliot Graham had a small group of people with him on Tuesday night, anxiously watching TSN’s broadcast of the CFL Draft. There was disappointment in his mom, Sarah Graham’s Hamilton home when the show ended and his name hadn’t been called. Elliot, his mom, his grandfather, whom he calls his papa and two of his

OTTAWA & VANCOUVER — Just days after the 2021 CFL Draft, the finalists for the 2020-2021 Jon Cornish trophy have been announced. The award recognizes the top Canadian player in the NCAA. Six Canadian athletes are on the final ballot for the fourth Jon Cornish Trophy as selected by a panel of voters comprised of

VANCOUVER — The BC Lions Football Club has signed all four prospects selected in last month’s CFL Global Draft: P/K Jake Ford, DL Boqiao Li, K/P Takeru Yamasaki and DL Niklas Gustav. Ford (taken first overall), a native of Shepparton, Australia moved to the United States in 2016 and eventually found his way to Ouachita

Hello, Amen Ogbongbemiga. Welcome to the Calgary Stampeders and to the CFL. And to the exalted list of memorable handles that have graced the great northern league over the years. Your brother, Alex, made us familiar with your surname. Your first name, though takes it into the company of Wonderful Monds, Prince McJunkins, Junior Ah

He knows Vancouver rains a lot, even if we recently had one of those weeks in the lower mainland where you’d swear it never does. Whatever the case, that’s not going to stop Jordan Williams from being the best version of himself. Now that he has officially put pen to paper on his first CFL

If you need a thorough recap of Tuesday night’s draft you have come to the right place, sort of. If you need in-depth, on point analysis of the prominent players selected the CFL.ca Staff has you covered. For football fans that don’t have time to do deep dives in U SPORTS Football or the NCAA,

VANCOUVER — On the heels of a very successful 2021 CFL Draft, the BC Lions Football Club addressed a key piece of its 2020 prospect haul with the signing of LB Jordan Williams, last year’s first overall selection. “I was honoured to have the Lions call my name in last year’s draft and now I

‘The Waggle’ is the official podcast of the Canadian Football League, hosted by Gemini nominated broadcaster Donnovan Bennett.  To subscribe and listen to recent episodes, please see below.  SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN Episode 260: CFL Draft breakdown with Farhan Lalji EPISODE OVERVIEW: Fresh off TSN’s broadcast of the 2021 CFL Draft, Farhan Lalji joins Donnovan to share

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have signed Canadian WR Dejon Brissett, the team announced on Wednesday. Brissett, six-foot-one and 195 pounds, was Toronto’s first player off the board and second overall during the 2020 CFL Draft. The 24-year-old played at the University of Virginia in 2019, suiting up for 12 games and catching two passes

Let me start with my draft grade for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. TBD. I’m not big on winners and losers of the draft because you can come off looking like a fool in five years when the “can’t miss” prospects were total misses. What I will do is give you the goods on where the draft

MONTREAL — Following Tuesday’s CFL Canadian Draft, the Montreal Alouettes have claimed linebacker Kean Harelimana and receiver Mathieu Robitaille from the Université Laval Rouge et Or. Following the draft, each team can claim the rights to two players who do not count towards the roster during training camp. Harelimana (six-foot-two, 215 pounds) will join his

Well, that was an adventure. In a year unlike any other leading up to draft night, it’s fitting that the big show itself be full of twists, turns and some memorable moments that could shape CFL franchises over the next decade. Here are my five takeaways from the 2021 CFL Draft. MORE DRAFT COVERAGE» Jake