CFL News

Zach Collaros takes first-team reps in practice with Winnipeg Blue Bombers

3Down Staff - 2025-09-23

It appears franchise quarterback Zach Collaros is set to return for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this week as he took first-team reps in practice on Tuesday, according to team reporter Ed Tait. The native of Steubenville, Ohio missed the club’s two most recent games due to a head injury. He was a limited participant in […]

B.C. Lions add NFL draft pick QB Jaren Hall to negotiation list

3Down Staff - 2025-09-23

The B.C. Lions have added NFL draft pick Jaren Hall to their negotiation list. The six-foot, 207-pound passer was a fifth-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in the 2023 NFL Draft. He was credited with two starts as a rookie, posting a 1-1 record, and completed 65.0 percent of his passes for 168 yards, zero […]

3DownNation CFL awards: the best and worst of Week 16

3Down Staff - 2025-09-23

Week 16 of the 2025 CFL regular season has come to a close with B.C. and Winnipeg getting keys wins, Calgary’s league-best defence allowing 52 points, Montreal essentially punching their ticket to the East Semi-Final, and Toronto, Edmonton, and Ottawa suffering losses that have crushed their playoff hopes. Before we get into Week 17, let’s […]

Calgary Stampeders add two NCAA quarterbacks to negotiation list

3Down Staff - 2025-09-23

The Calgary Stampeders have added American quarterbacks Luke Altmyer and Katin Houser to their exclusive negotiation list. Altmyer is currently a redshirt senior at the University of Illinois where he has posted a 17-9 record as a starter over three seasons, throwing for 5,405 yards, 44 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions. He has also rushed for […]

B.C. Lions release former second-round NFL draft pick Kemoko Turay

3Down Staff - 2025-09-23

The B.C. Lions have released American defensive lineman Kemoko Turay. The 30-year-old defender played 12 games for the team this season, his first in the CFL, recording 16 defensive tackles and two sacks. The native of Monclair, N.J. served a one-game suspension in July following a postgame brawl between the Lions and Montreal Alouettes, which […]

B.C. Lions sign receiver Isaiah Winstead

3Down Staff - 2025-09-23

The B.C. Lions have signed American receiver Isaiah Winstead. The six-foot-three, 210-pound target signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2023 and spent the year on the practice roster. The 26-year-old played for the Arlington Renegades of the UFL in 2024 and caught 12 passes for 175 yards and two […]

Canadian QB Nathan Rourke calls CFL game changes ‘garbage’ and ‘make it sound like’ league wants to be NFL

3Down Staff - 2025-09-22

Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke feels some type of way about the CFL’s changes to its three-down game. “New rule changes are garbage. It’s garbage. I, as many people did — who are fans and people who play in this league — grew up watching the CFLÂ and loving the game. I grew up in Ontario, played […]

3DownNation Podcast: breaking down CFL’s significant changes to three-down game

3Down Staff - 2025-09-22

Justin Dunk, John Hodge, and JC Abbott break down the CFL’s significant changes to three-down game. Please enjoy the show and subscribe on your favourite podcast provider. Powered by RedCircle

Blue Bombers president Wade Miller calls CFL changes ‘positive step,’ insists they won’t impact Bisons

John Hodge - 2025-09-22

Despite calling himself a “pretty traditionalist CFL guy,” Winnipeg Blue Bombers president and CEO Wade Miller likes the changes the league will be making to its rules and field dimensions over the next two years. “This is an evolution of the game and a positive step forward for our league, and we look forward to […]

CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston won’t guarantee league will never switch to four downs

Justin Dunk - 2025-09-22

CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston isn’t guaranteeing the league will never switch to four-down football. “I don’t offer guarantees [about staying with three downs permanently],” Johnston told 3DownNation directly at Hotel X in Toronto on Monday. “I don’t say the word ‘never.'” The 54-year-old, who was born in Toronto and raised in Ottawa, spoke to 3DownNation […]