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WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce the addition of Darrell Patterson to the 2021 coaching staff as the new defensive line coach. A Blue Bombers alumnus, Patterson played for the club from 1984 to 1987 and was a member of the 1984 Grey Cup championship team. He brings extensive coaching experience to the Bombers

We’re continuing to get you set for the 2021 season as we’re now less than three weeks from the start of training camp. With two free agency periods to catch up on and plenty of shuffling, we’re catching you up on roster changes across the league. Last week we focused on the East Division’s most

There was a spectacular video the CFL released a few years ago called “This Is Our League.” Toward the end it mentioned several players from different ethnic backgrounds who came together to create a great league, highlighting the league’s diversity. There was one glaring omission; there was no representation of the people who were in

After a season without football and all of the uncertainty that the pandemic has brought to our lives in general over the last year, CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie happily took a moment on Monday, June 14 to enjoy the good news. With the CFL confirming it will get underway on Aug. 5 with a 14-game

Good has got even better for Bo Levi Mitchell. Being given the green light to play football again is like Christmas morning for the Calgary Stampeder quarterback. Opening the CFL season at home Aug. 7 against the Toronto Argonauts is like ripping the wrapping off the gift he most wanted. The Argos are stocked with

Natan Obed remembers the taunts, the signs in the crowd. He remembers a fan dangling bananas over the boards. Before Obed would become the president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national representative organization for Inuit in Canada, he played hockey in Montana and later at Tufts University in Boston. “I was called every name

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Global punter Ben Scruton, the team announced on Friday. Scruton joins the Roughriders after spending four collegiate seasons at the University of Hawaii (2016-2019). A collegiate career special teamer, he began to transition from defensive back and kick coverage to punter in his junior season, eventually becoming a

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. Peter McCabe/CFL.ca Mario Alford is a cheat code. Regular humans start the game as little Mario, then need a mushroom and eventually a star. But Alford? He’s just Super

CALGARY — To commentate 75 years of Stampeders football, the Calgary Stampeders have released a special-edition retro jersey. The jerseys are a modern update of the ones worn by the Stamps from 1948-52, a stretch which included the only undefeated season in CFL history capped off by Calgary’s first Grey Cup championship in 1948. The

Coming back from a cancelled 2020 season, there may be questions about the fitness of some players when camps open on July 10. Edmonton Elks receiver Shai Ross is not one of those out-of-shape players. Canadian Football League player Shai Ross showed off his gymnastics skills by dunking an Oreo into a glass of milk

When the CFL schedule comes out, each person sees something different. Some look for divisional matchups, others look for strength of schedule and the majority of you look at where and when your team has their marquee matchups. Me? I like to look at all of this and more, including number of days between games,

TORONTO/QUEBEC CITY —  U SPORTS is proud to announce that Université Laval in Québec City has been awarded the right to host the 56th Vanier Cup championship on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at TELUS-Université Laval Stadium. The date of this year’s game was pushed back by one week to accommodate a hopeful safe return to

CALGARY — Calgary Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson announces two new members of his coaching staff for the 2021 Canadian Football League season. Bob Slowik joins the team as defensive assistant while T.J. Vernieri has been added as offensive assistant. “I am very excited to add Bob and T.J. to our coaching staff. They are

Hello, Hamilton. A Labour Day game, a Thanksgiving Day game and a Grey Cup game? I’d call you gluttonous, but that’s what Thanksgiving is for. So is Grey Cup, come to think of it. Here are the schedule release takeaways. ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER Scarcity is one of the themes of this pandemic-induced

CFL.ca presents ‘Off-Season Depth Chart’, a series of articles reviewing every team’s depth chart as it stands to date. Note that these are not official team-issued depth charts, but projections based on insight and analysis from around the league.  VANCOUVER — Let’s start with where it all fell apart for the BC Lions in 2019.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have signed American defensive lineman Cassanova McKinzy, the team announced on Wednesday. After a standout collegiate career at Auburn, McKinzy signed with the National Football League’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He spent time with the Los Angeles Rams in 2016 and 2017 and signed

‘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 266: Path to kickoff with Commissioner Ambrosie EPISODE OVERVIEW: The CFL is coming back August 5th! To talk about how we got here, and

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American linebacker Deon Lacey, the team announced on Tuesday. Lacey joins the Riders after spending four seasons in the NFL (2017-2020) with the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins. Over that time, he played in 53 regular season games and made 21 tackles. Lacey’s NFL career initially started