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Defence may not necessarily win championships, as the old cliche goes, but without it, you certainly won’t come close to tasting that victory champagne. Rick Campbell knows all about that. Upon entering the open market following his departure from Ottawa REDBLACKS in November 2020, Campbell had some options for a quick coaching return. The opening with the

EDMONTON — While Winnipeg and Saskatchewan receive top billing as contenders for the always-competitive West — and Edmonton last, according to the way too early power rankings — there are plenty of reasons the Edmonton Football Club could flip the script in 2021. The list starts with one of the CFL’s most accurate passers in

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Friday that the team has re-signed national offensive lineman Mike Filer. The current longest-serving member of the Tiger-Cats returns for his ninth season and 10th year with the team in 2021. Filer, 31, became a free agent in February of 2021. RELATED» Bio: Mike Filer by the numbers» Is anything possible

Want to know how many of the top 10 linebackers based on tackles from 2019 will be returning to their same team in 2021? Four. The list is Patrick Levels, Cory Greenwood, Vontae Diggs and Simoni Lawrence. The rest are either going to be seen in different CFL jerseys, they’re getting a shot in the

Anyone who reads this column on an even semi-regular basis (thank you to all who do) knows how much I love “sports hate.” Sports are one of the few avenues in life where we can be irresponsible with our emotions without real world consequences. Of course, I’m not talking about the people who spew venom

Most everyone has learned something about themselves while dealing with COVID-19. When the worldwide pandemic forced the CFL to cancel the 2020 season, Calgary Stampeder receiver Hergy Mayala had a harsh lesson in how something that is a major part of his life can quickly be taken away from him. “It’s been really an eye-opener,”

Imagine running into a fellow CFL fan two years ago at this time and having a conversation about what Zach Collaros’ season would be like. The water cooler chat likely would’ve revolved around the unfair, and often nauseating, narrative of his ‘inability to stay heathy’ – which isn’t a quantifiable skill or ability – and

TORONTO — Catherine Raiche has become the highest ranking female in football personnel in NFL history when it was announced on Thursday that she was promoted to Vice President of Football Operations for the Philadelphia Eagles. RELATED» O’Leary: Raiche living her dream of working in football» Lions sign three 2021 draft picks including Hladik» Landry: Anti-rouge? Maybe you

VANCOUVER — All eyes will be squarely on Mike Reilly the next time the BC Lions take the field. It’s no secret, however, that if the Leos are to improve in 2021, so too must their offensive line. It just so happens that one of the most thankless jobs in all of sports is of

Just taking classes online managed to turn into a competition for Trevor Harris. When the 2020 CFL season was put on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Harris had time on his hands. So, the Edmonton Football Team quarterback registered with the National Academy of Sports Medicine for courses on becoming a certified personal trainer

‘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 263: Returning Stronger w/ Vernon Adams Jr. EPISODE OVERVIEW: We check in with 2019 breakout star QB Vernon Adams Jr. who is excited to

Earlier this week a long list of standout Canadian football players calling the NCAA home were recognized for their excellence in the 2020 college football season by being nominated for the Jon Cornish Trophy, awarded annual to the top Canadian in NCAA football. Since the awards inception in 2017, only offensive players have earned the

I cringed hitting send on this. Full disclosure, I’ve been trying to write this article for about a month, constantly pushing back the deadline to the annoyance of the always understanding CFL editorial staff Kristina Costabile and Chris O’Leary. Why push back writing a true football article analyzing my favourite CFL story? Was it the

There are a lot of things that Shaq Evans may not have envisioned when he was exploring the options of a pro football career. The CFL likely wasn’t on his radar until the NFL came off of it. A fourth-round pick by the New York Jets in 2014, the receiver went to Dallas, New England

OTTAWA & VANCOUVER — The first Canadian member of an NCAA National Champion in 17 years is the top college football player from his home nation for his performance in 2020-21. Hailing from Brampton, Ontario, John Metchie III is the winner of the fourth Jon Cornish Trophy for the top Canadian in NCAA Football as

With a target date to start this season just over two months away, let’s get back to our 2019 refresher crash course by focusing on the CFL’s last rookie class. While rookie standouts like Calgary’s Nate Holley (Miami) and Saskatchewan’s Dakoda Shepley (San Francisco) have caught on in the NFL, we’ve got a number of

TORONTO — There’s just something about Don Wilson that draws you in. Perhaps it’s his incredible athletic ability that earned him a Canadian Football Hall of Fame induction or maybe it’s his infectious personality and Hall-of-Fame level storytelling skills. Whatever it is, Donnovan Bennett was excited to speak with the former CFL great, who went

TORONTO — It’ll be more than eight years from the moment Stefan Charles was drafted to the time he takes his first snap in the Canadian Football League. The point is we should never say never, especially when it comes to ‘Futures’ picks in the CFL Draft. While the Stamps hope to one day hand