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CFLPA unveils 2025 player representatives for all nine teams

3Down Staff - 2025-06-20

The Canadian Football League Players’ Association has unveiled their player representatives for the 2025 season. Each team’s players elect three individuals from their ranks to represent them in union matters at the start of each season. These votes are conducted by a representative whose term is set to expire or by an individual appointed by […]

Montreal Alouettes’ QB Davis Alexander calls early exit from Week 3 victory ‘precautionary’

3Down Staff - 2025-06-20

Montreal quarterback Davis Alexander is not concerned about his health after exiting the Alouettes’ Week 3 win over the Edmonton Elks with a lower-body injury. “I think it’s relatively just pretty precautionary,” Alexander told Joey Alfieri’s post-game show. “I think I could have went back in, but the score at the time was 24-6, and […]

Canadian QB Nathan Rourke questionable for B.C. Lions’ rematch with Bombers

3Down Staff - 2025-06-19

Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke has been listed as questionable for Saturday’s rematch with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The B.C. Lions’ franchise pivot was forced to exit last week’s loss to Winnipeg with an oblique injury suffered late in the fourth quarter. He was a limited participant in practice on Tuesday, before sitting out the next […]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers officially rule out RB Brady Oliveira with shoulder injury

3Down Staff - 2025-06-19

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have officially ruled out Canadian running back Brady Oliveira for their Week 3 rematch with the B.C. Lions. Oliveira has been unable to participate in practice all week due to a shoulder injury. While head coach Mike O’Shea has remained opaque about the severity of the injury, routinely describing himself as […]

Ottawa Redblacks rule out QB Dru Brown for second consecutive week

3Down Staff - 2025-06-19

The Ottawa Redblacks have officially ruled out starting quarterback Dru Brown for their Week 3 matchup with the Calgary Stampeders. The 28-year-old passer has been limited in practice all week as he continues to recover from a hip injury sustained in the late stages of Ottawa’s loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Week 1. He […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders deny RB Ka’Deem Carey shot at revenge against Argos

3Down Staff - 2025-06-19

The Saskatchewan Roughriders will not be giving veteran running back Ka’Deem Carey a chance to exact revenge against the team that scorned him earlier this month. The 32-year-old has been officially moved to the practice roster ahead of Friday’s matchup with the Toronto Argonauts, who released him as part of final roster cuts on June […]

3DownNation CFL picks straight-up & against the spread: Week 3

3Down Staff - 2025-06-19

Week 3 of the 2025 CFL regular season is here, featuring four games from around the league. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have the week off, while the Edmonton Elks are returning following a bye in Week 3. Montreal reporter Pablo Herrera-Vergara is off to a red-hot start to the season, going 7-1 straight-up and against the […]

Injury bug bites Toronto Argonauts with eight changes ahead of clash with Riders

3Down Staff - 2025-06-19

The Toronto Argonauts will look dramatically different when they face the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday, with eight changes to their lineup. Quarterback Nick Arbuckle will make his third start in place of the injured Chad Kelly, but won’t have veteran all-star DaVaris Daniels to throw to. The 32-year-old has made five catches for 63 yards […]

CFL fines Bombers’ DL Willie Jefferson, two others for Week 2 offences

3Down Staff - 2025-06-19

The CFL has fined a trio of players for illegal acts committed in Week 2, including Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ defensive end Willie Jefferson. The 34-year-old future Hall of Famer was fined an undisclosed amount for a blindside block delivered against B.C. Lions’ long-snapper Kyle Nelson. He recorded one defensive tackle during the game, a 34-20 […]

Toronto Argonauts bring back veteran FB Brandon Calver

3Down Staff - 2025-06-19

The Toronto Argonauts have re-signed versatile Canadian fullback Brandon Calver. The 32-year-old played nine games for Toronto last season, registering four special teams tackles. He had been a free agent since his contract expired in February. The six-foot-three, 220-pound converted linebacker first joined the Argos in 2021, having previously spent time with the Montreal Alouettes, […]