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Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign four defenders, including NCAA standout Branson Deen

3Down Staff - 2025-12-01

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed Canadian defensive lineman Kail Dava and American linebacker Ryan Meed, while also signing American defensive linemen Branson Deen and Maalik Hall. Dava was originally a fifth-round pick in the 2024 CFL Draft of the B.C. Lions, though he played eight regular-season games with the Calgary Stampeders that year, recording three […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders bring back DL Kendy Charles

3Down Staff - 2025-12-01

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have brought back American defensive lineman Kendy Charles, who spent the entire 2025 season on their practice roster. The six-foot, 287-pound defender finished his collegiate career at Duke University in 2024, playing all 13 games for the Blue Devils and recording 50 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two sacks, one fumble recovery, […]

Calgary Stampeders sign big-bodied receiver Shaq Davis

3Down Staff - 2025-12-01

The Calgary Stampeders have signed American receiver Shaq Davis. The six-foot-five, 215-pound native of Summerville, S.C. signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2023 and has since had stints with the Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, and DC Defenders, though he’s yet to play a regular-season game at the professional level. […]

Montreal Alouettes sign Pier-Olivier Lestage to long-term extension

3Down Staff - 2025-12-01

The Montreal Alouettes have signed Canadian offensive lineman Pier-Olivier Lestage to a three-year contract extension, tying him to the team through 2028. The 28-year-old native of Saint-Eustache, Que. made 17 starts at left guard in 2025, helping the Alouettes reach the 112th Grey Cup in Winnipeg. He was named All-East Division for the first time […]

Fond farewells: one popular pending free agent every CFL team needs to walk away from

JC Abbott - 2025-11-30

The stage is set for the CFL offseason, with more than 250 players currently set to hit free agency on February 10. While excessive player movement is a hot-button topic for fans, worry not. Most of these athletes will sign extensions to return to their current clubs, dwindling down the list of players on the […]

‘You should want to be better’: CFLPA touts inaugural team report cards as success ahead of second wave

JC Abbott - 2025-11-30

The Canadian Football League Players’ Association is preparing for another round of report cards this offseason. The project, which saw all nine CFL franchises receive letter grades in eight different categories based on player surveys, was unveiled for the first time last December, generating headlines across the country. One year later, the organization believes it […]

Former CFL LB Alex Singleton returns for NFL’s Denver Broncos three weeks after cancer surgery

3Down Staff - 2025-11-30

Denver Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton returned to an NFL field on Sunday night, just three weeks after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumour. In late October, the Canadian-American defender was notified following a random drug screening that he had elevated levels of the hormone hCG in his system. After seeing a urologist, he was […]

Five burning questions for the Ottawa Redblacks in the 2026 CFL offseason

Santino Filoso - 2025-11-30

If another disappointing four-win season that resulted in head coach Bob Dyce being fired was rock bottom, R-Nation has to be hoping the Ottawa Redblacks are on the way up. That faith will be fuelled by the franchise’s aggressive pursuit and addition of former Argonaut head coach Ryan Dinwiddie. Dinwiddie arrives in the nation’s capital […]

CFLPA to weigh 2027 opt-out clause in CFL CBA based on TSN contract

JC Abbott - 2025-11-29

Labour peace in the Canadian Football League will hinge on what happens in 2026. The current collective bargaining agreement, which was ratified by the CFL and its Players’ Association after a brief strike in 2022, runs for a seven-year term that expires 30 days prior to the first day of training camp in 2029. However, […]

‘You’re gonna have to kick me out’: Corey Mace reaffirms commitment to Saskatchewan Roughriders after Argos inquiry

3Down Staff - 2025-11-29

If you want Corey Mace to leave Saskatchewan, you’re going to have to drag him out kicking and screaming. During an appearance with the Grey Cup on CTV’s Your Morning Saskatchewan, the 39-year-old bench boss was asked about a recent report that the Toronto Argonauts had inquired regarding his interest in their vacant head coaching […]