CFL News

Montreal Alouettes release DB Don Callis one day after gimmick jersey giveaway with AEW wrestler of same name

3Down Staff - 2025-07-11

The Montreal Alouettes have parted ways with American defensive back Don Callis just one day after the conclusion of a fan contest that he was the face of. The Alouettes announced last week that they would be giving away a jersey signed by Callis and the famed Canadian AEW wrestler of the same name, even […]

Defending champion St. Clair Saints top CJFL’s preseason national top 10 rankings

3Down Staff - 2025-07-11

The defending Canadian Bowl champion St. Clair Saints are sitting atop the Canadian Junior Football League’s (CJFL) top 10 rankings ahead of the opening of the 2025 season. The Saints made history with a 37-22 upset of the Okanagan Sun, who sit second in the preseason poll, in the 2024 national title game, becoming the […]

‘Slippery slope’: Bob Dyce admits Ottawa Redblacks’ injury problems saved jobs of undisciplined penalty perpetrators

JC Abbott - 2025-07-10

Ottawa Redblacks’ head coach Bob Dyce is rarely one to call out his team, but he won’t hide the fact that injuries have forced him to play several players that he might’ve otherwise chosen to bench — or worse — due to bad penalties. “Yes, 100 percent. When you have to move a guy, possibly […]

Malik Henry ‘really close’ to returning for Calgary Stampeders after two-year absence

3Down Staff - 2025-07-10

Calgary Stampeders’ receiver Malik Henry believes he will soon return to the field after successfully recovering from back-to-back year-long injuries. “It’s been two years, a long journey, but it felt good to be back out here,” Henry told the media in Calgary on Wednesday. “I’m close (to returning to the field). I’m really close.” The […]

Antoine Brooks Jr. to make first CFL start for Saskatchewan Roughriders against Calgary

3Down Staff - 2025-07-10

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have tapped American defensive back Antoine Brooks Jr. to make his first career CFL start on Friday night in place of an injured Tevaughn Campbell. Brooks Jr. joined the Roughriders last season and spent almost the full year on the practice roster, dressing for one regular-season game. He started this season on […]

First overall CFL draft pick Damien Alford to make first career start for Calgary Stampeders

3Down Staff - 2025-07-10

Damien Alford, the first overall pick in the 2025 CFL Draft, will make his first career start when the Calgary Stampeders visit the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday night. The six-foot-six, 224-pound target will start in place of Clark Barnes, who has been moved to the one-game injured list with an ankle injury he suffered last […]

’33 degrees in Pilot Butt’: Riders’ Jermarcus Hardrick comically mispronounces Saskatchewan town during local weather report

3Down Staff - 2025-07-10

Saskatchewan Roughriders’ offensive lineman Jermarcus Hardrick is unlikely to have a career as a meteorologist waiting for him when he finally hangs up his cleats. The 35-year-old tried out the new profession on Wednesday when he helped deliver the forecast for CTV News Regina, taking part in a special segment to preview the weather on […]

Former Saskatchewan Roughriders’ offensive coordinator Kelly Jeffrey rejoins Mount Allison Mounties

3Down Staff - 2025-07-10

The Mount Allison Mounties have added a familiar face to their coaching staff for the 2025 season. The school announced this week that former Saskatchewan Roughriders’ play-caller Kelly Jeffrey would be re-joining the team as offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, and football operations consultant. He previously served as the program’s head coach from 2008 until 2015. […]

CFL suspends B.C. Lions DL Kemoko Turay following postgame brawl

3Down Staff - 2025-07-09

The Canadian Football League has suspended B.C. Lions defensive lineman Kemoko Turay one game for “inciting a postgame altercation” against the Montreal Alouettes. The Lions recorded a 21-20 walk-off win over Montreal on Saturday, after which Turay tried to enter the tunnel to the Alouettes locker room at Percival Molson Stadium. The 29-year-old was caught […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders rule out Tevaughn Campbell against Stampeders

3Down Staff - 2025-07-09

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have ruled out Canadian defensive back Tevaughn Campbell for Thursday’s game against the Calgary Stampeders due to a groin injury. The 32-year-old native of Scarborough, Ont. started Saskatchewan’s first four games at cornerback, recording 12 defensive tackles, two interceptions, and one touchdown. The six-foot, 195-pound defender joined the Roughriders as a free […]