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You think Matt Nichols is pissed off? Doubted, questioned and discarded time and again, do you think the veteran Ottawa REDBLACKS’ quarterback has a scalding cauldron of bitterness in his belly? You think he’s continually seething over the slights, over all the “yeah buts” he’s heard over the years and the ones that have surfaced

With the end of training camp comes difficult decisions and painful releases, as teams squeeze down their numbers to meet CFL requirements. In these cuts there are many players who both have the talent and deserve a chance to play in the CFL that are let go for any myriad of reasons, ranging from playing

CFL.ca will be previewing the 2021 season, breaking down special teams, defence and offence for all nine teams as they get set to hit the field. With a bevy of talented receivers at his disposal and an offence that let him thrive in 2019, Vernon Adams Jr. could be poised for a big step forward

TORONTO — The grind of training camp is winding down, but the news cycle is just getting going. CFL.ca will take you through roster finalization on Friday, but for now get caught up on where teams stand as they end their training camps and get ready for Week 1 of the 2021 season. Jump to team:

KAMLOOPS — With air quality in Kamloops hampered by forest fires in British Columbia, the BC Lions have elected to wrap up their training camp a couple of days early and will return to their facilities in Surrey. RELATED» Lions’ o-line working to let Reilly, offence thrive» Lions release 18, including QB Will Arndt» Lions release DE

KAMLOOPS — The BC Lions have released American defensive end Chris Casher. The 27-year-old signed with BC as a free agent in 2020 and signed an extension with the team on Feb. 2, 2021. Casher debuted in the CFL with the Calgary Stampeders in 2019 and had 34 defensive tackles, seven sacks and a forced

Quarterback Michael Reilly had a very up close and personal look at the struggles the BC Lions’ offensive line experienced in 2019. Reilly took a pounding some nights as the Lions gave up a rib-bruising 58 sacks the last season they played. You could excuse the 36-year-old veteran if he felt some apprehension going into

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts are the latest team to make a wave of cuts ahead of Friday’s 10 p.m. ET deadline for final rosters.  The team has released the following nine players: • Canadian DB Shamar Busby• American WR Jaylen Smith• American WR Craig Rucker• American WR Nyqwan Murray• American RB Kenneth Dixon• American

EDMONTON — Kevin Brown has been released by the Edmonton Elks. The move was announced Monday afternoon, as the club moves towards Friday’s CFL roster deadline (10 p.m ET)  and the start of the regular season Aug. 7 against the Ottawa REDBLACKS. Brown was a free agent signing back in February of this year after

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Monday the football club has signed American placekicker Jimmy Camacho. Camacho, 25, was a member of the BC Lions roster throughout 2020, joining the team after a stint with the Arizona Rattlers in the Indoor Football League in 2019. Prior to turning pro, the 5-10, 180-pound native of Santa

OTTAWA — The REDBLACKS have signed national linebacker Frederic Chagnon. The 28-year-old from Montreal was a third-round pick of the BC Lions in 2017. After three seasons with the Lions, Chagnon signed with his hometown Alouettes in 2020, but was released by the team this past week. The REDBLACKS  made a string of other moves

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have signed veteran national running back Calvin McCarty. Born in Muskogee, Okla., and raised in British Columbia, McCarty has played more than 200 career games in the Canadian Football League and was a member of Edmonton’s Grey Cup-championship team in 2015. McCarty, 36, had announced his retirement from the CFL

His sudden retirement just before training camps opened came as a shock to many across the CFL, but Natey Adjei’s absence may be felt off the field more than it will on it. That’s not a slight against his football ability by any means. The 31-year-old Toronto native was set to be a key contributor

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed national linebacker Nakas Onyeka. The 26-year-old had signed with Saskatchewan in May of 2020 after spending the past three seasons with Toronto. The Riders released him on July 20 as part of their first round of training camp cuts. Onyeka has 30 special teams tackles and 14

Rhonda Reilly is never far away in spirit. On Saturday, July 24th, what would have been her 60th birthday, she’ll be even closer in the heart and mind of her son, Michael as he honours her memory while playing the sport he loves at BC Lions training camp in Kamloops.  It’s a sport that brought

Welcome to a new (and abbreviated) season of TSN CFL Fantasy play, a game that has been more than 20 months overdue, yet very, very (and we do mean very) welcomed. From the warmth of a summer night in Toronto to the bone-chilling cold that will usher in a Grey Cup champion in Hamilton, countless

A player can hear it a thousand times, but until he really lives it – until it truly hits home – it’s nothing more than a phrase spit out so often it’s cliché: ‘Great game, crappy business.’ Well, Alden Darby has now lived it all for the first time this week after being traded to the

EDMONTON — Noel Thorpe is staying in green and gold. The Edmonton Elks defensive co-ordinator, assistant head coach, and defensive backs coach has signed a contract extension through the 2022 CFL season. Thorpe’s new deal was announced Friday, as the Elks continue to gear up for their 2021 season opener August 7th against the Ottawa