CFL News

Edmonton emphasize Green and Gold legacy, fade Elks branding with new jerseys

3Down Staff - 2025-06-06

The Edmonton Elks have unveiled a pair of new jerseys for the 2025 season, though you won’t find that name written anywhere on them. The organization continued its trend of de-focusing its new name in favour of an emphasis on the club’s history. The home and away uniforms make that strategy clear, removing the word […]

Former NFL player Luke Willson to join CFL on TSN as sideline analyst

3Down Staff - 2025-06-05

Former NFL player Luke Willson is joining CFL on TSN as a sideline analyst for select games. On Thursday, Bell Media put out a press release stating that Willson would be joining the TSN panel for Friday Night Football. Sources have since confirmed to 3DownNation that this was an error, though he will become a presence […]

CTV expands CFL broadcast slate to 22 games, all to be simulcast on TSN

3Down Staff - 2025-06-05

The Canadian Football League is expanding its presence on conventional television, with 22 games set to air on CTV over the course of the 2025 season. The CFL returned to CTV for the first time since 1986 last year, broadcasting 10 games including two playoff games and the Grey Cup. The seven regular-season games in […]

QB Marcus Crandell officially retires with Calgary Stampeders 17 years after final CFL snap

3Down Staff - 2025-06-05

Former quarterback Marcus Crandell has signed a one-day contract to officially retire as a Calgary Stampeder more than 21 years after he last played for the organization and 17 years after his final snap. Crandell played four seasons with the Stampeders from 2001 to 2004. In his first campaign, he helped the team overcome a […]

3DownNation CFL picks straight-up & against the spread: Week 1 is finally here

3Down Staff - 2025-06-05

Week 1 of the 2025 CFL regular season has finally arrived, bringing with it a full slate of games from across the country. We’ve waited seven painstaking months for this, so let’s not waste any time. Here are our picks straight-up and against the spread for Week 1 in the CFL. Thursday, June 5: Ottawa […]

Grey Cup MVP Nick Arbuckle leads Toronto Argonauts into opener with 13 different starters

3Down Staff - 2025-06-05

The defending champion Toronto Argonauts will still have the Grey Cup MVP at the helm when they open the 2025 season on Friday, but the lineup will include 13 different starters from the last time they took the field. Nick Arbuckle will get the nod at quarterback as franchise pivot Chad Kelly begins the year […]

QB Davis Alexander begins tenure as face of franchise alongside tweaked Montreal Alouettes lineup

3Down Staff - 2025-06-05

The Montreal Alouettes will start a new era on Friday night but most of the players on the field will be very familiar to fans. The team will introduce a handful of new starters into the lineup for their season opener, though most already have experience with the team. Chief among those is quarterback Davis […]

The highest-paid CFL players at every position for 2025

Justin Dunk - 2025-06-05

Athletes want to be the best and many are competitive when it comes to the business side of the game, just as they are on the field. Let’s take a look at the highest-paid Canadians and Americans in the Canadian Football League for the 2025 season. Canadians are denoted with an “N” for National while […]

Saskatchewan QB Trevor Harris wants to win CFL M.O.P.: ‘Anybody that says I don’t want to be an MVP, that’s a lie’

Justin Dunk - 2025-06-05

Saskatchewan Roughriders’ quarterback Trevor Harris would like to win the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player award, though it’s not his sole focus in 2025. The 39-year-old passer believes being an M.O.P. candidate comes as a byproduct from his team being a Grey Cup contender. “Anybody that says, ‘I don’t want to be an MVP,’ that’s a […]

CFL teams warn of online scam impersonating them, targeting potential vendors

3Down Staff - 2025-06-05

Multiple CFL teams have raised the alarm on social media, warning of an online scam targeting vendors. According to the posts, an individual or group has been reaching out to vendors posing as a representative of the CFL or one of its teams to offer space at their local home opener. The scammers then request […]