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There is no position in sports quite like quarterback. The singularity of the role, pressure of the spotlight and scarcity of opportunity all combine in some magical, unknown equation that makes us obsessed with the men behind centre. There are numerous ways to play the position and endless different ways to become a pro football

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have signed four players who were selected during the Canadian draft earlier this month including offensive lineman Bryce Bell (second round), linebackers Charlie Moore (third round) and Elliot Graham (fourth round) as well as receiver Luther Hakunavanhu (fifth round). Bell played 26 games over four seasons (2016-19) at Laurier including

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have signed Canadian OL Peter Nicastro, the team’s first-round draft selection (7th overall) from the 2021 CFL Draft. RELATED» CFL announces plans for return-to-play for 2021 season» CFL.ca’s Official Draft Tracker: Who did Calgary select?» Landry: Anti-rouge? Maybe you missed the point Nicastro, 6’2 and 305lbs, played three seasons at the University of

In honour of Asian History Month in Canada, BCLions.com caught up with two CFL figures that know all about overcoming barriers. To grow the game of football, long-time CFL centre and former Lions offensive line coach Bryan Chiu and current BC Lions guard Sukh Chungh both believe that change should start within our own community

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Monday the football club has signed two American players, including quarterback J’Mar Smith (pictured) and offensive lineman Travis Vornkahl. Smith, 24, signed as an undrafted free agent with the National Football League’s New England Patriots and spent time with the team in 2020. The 6-1, 218-pound native of Meridian,

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have signed American defensive back D.J. Killings, the team announced on Monday. Killings signed with the National Football League’s New England Patriots in 2017 and later joined the Philadelphia Eagles. He was on the Eagles’ practice squad when Philadelphia won Super Bowl LII. RELATED » CFL announces plans for return-to-play for

TORONTO — In his 24 years on this planet, Jake Burt has had his share of challenging moments. He went through the college recruiting process in his hometown of Boston, eventually choosing to stay local with Boston College. Last year he navigated the undrafted free agent process in the NFL and was able to again

Patrice Rene’s football future is admittedly a bit of a mystery right now. Oh sure, there are some givens: he’s already transferred from the University of North Carolina to Rutgers, where he’ll play this fall. And the Winnipeg Blue Bombers happily made him their third-round selection, 21st overall, in the recent Canadian Football League Draft.

TORONTO — Risk and reward are always on display at the CFL Draft. Every year the prospects deemed most talented are not the first off the board, as other factors such as position, organizational fit, and above all, availability influence many of the decisions on draft day. By some point in the draft, however, the

This week the Toronto Argonauts released a list of the 2021 coaching staff. The names were familiar for the most part, all hired or re-hired by Ryan Dinwiddie after he took the rudder of the good ship Argo in December 2019. There was one new name though, at least from the standpoint of being an

TORONTO – The Toronto Argonauts Football Club has announced its coaching staff for the 2021 season, that will work under head coach Ryan Dinwiddie. The coaching staff remains the same from what would have been the 2020 season with one change. Joshua Bell will replace Ike Charlton as defensive backs coach. Jarious Jackson will be

VANCOUVER — When it comes to adjusting to life in his first professional training camp this summer, it should look and feel normal for Ben Hladik. The hard-hitting, athletic linebacker already made some memories at Hillside Stadium during his illustrious high school career with the Vernon Panthers. Along with regular visits to Hillside to take

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed 2021 CFL Draft selections Redha Kramdi (DB, second round, 16th overall) and Robbie Lowes (LB, fourth round, 34th overall). Kramdi (six-foot, 188 pounds, Université de Montréal, December 22, 1996 in Montréal, QC) has been able to carve out a role for himself on both defence and special

The rouge is fine, thanks. Long live the rouge. If you want it abolished, well, maybe you ought to reconsider your point of view. Your single-point of view. So say a couple of big names from both the CFL’s past and present: Former Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ placekicker Troy Westwood and current Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach,

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have signed three Canadians from their 2021 CFL Draft class and one from their 2020 class: WR Tommy Nield, LB Trevor Hoyte, DB Josh Hagerty and OL Dylan Giffen (2020). Nield, six-foot-three and 203 pounds, was selected by Toronto in the fourth-round (30th overall) and played three seasons at receiver

VANCOUVER — The BC Lions Football Club has added offensive lineman Jarell Broxton (A) and defensive tackle Cameren Kitchen (A) to the training camp roster. Broxton (six-foot-five, 325 pounds) was most recently on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ roster after signing as a free agent in February, 2020. His last game action came with the Arena

The tulips have appeared, the days are getting longer and we’re all getting anxious for kickoff. After two years worth of CFL Drafts unlike anything we’ve seen before, it’s finally time to begin turning our attention to the 2021 regular season. When it comes still remains a temporary mystery, but with each day we near

Duane Forde scanned the long rosters of the East-West Bowl and you could hear the excitement in his voice. “I’ve felt for a long time that in terms of the sporting landscape of Canada that Canadian university sports in general, and obviously, football being the thing I’m closest to, I think is this hidden gem.