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Nathan Rourke becomes first Canadian QB to win CFL M.O.P. since Russ Jackson in 1969

3Down Staff - 2025-11-14

B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke has officially been named the CFL’s George Reed Most Outstanding Player. The 27-year-old native of Victoria, B.C. threw for 5,290 yards, 31 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions over 16 regular-season starts in 2025, his first full year in the CFL since 2022. The dual-threat passer also rushed 61 times for 564 […]

Mathieu Betts becomes first Canadian to win CFL Most Outstanding Defensive Player twice

3Down Staff - 2025-11-14

Mathieu Betts has become the first Canadian to be named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player two times in his career. The Laval Université graduate received 40 of 53 first-place votes from national voters of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC). He’s the third B.C. Lions player to win the award twice, joining Cameron Wake […]

Montreal Alouettes QB Davis Alexander’s hamstring rehab has ‘gone better than expected’

Justin Dunk - 2025-11-13

Montreal Alouettes’ quarterback Davis Alexander has been dealing with his left hamstring injury since April, but he has been able to deadlift 500 pounds despite not being 100 percent healthy. The 27-year-old initially suffered the setback while doing curve sprints in the offseason. Alexander re-aggravated his left hamstring in the team’s 19-16 East Final win […]

CFL award finalist Devin Veresuk haunted by missed tackle in Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ East Final loss

JC Abbott - 2025-11-13

Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ linebacker Devin Veresuk could hear his name called at the CFL Awards banquet on Thursday night, but he isn’t looking forward to it. “To be honest, I don’t want to be here. I don’t want to be in Winnipeg right now, because I don’t think I should be here for an award,” the […]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers KR Trey Vaval named CFL’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player

3Down Staff - 2025-11-13

Winnipeg Blue Bombers kick returner Trey Vaval has been named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player, becoming the first member of the team to do so since Justin Medlock in 2016. The 25-year-old native of Blue Springs, Mo. led the league in punt return yards (957), missed field goal return yards (391), kick return […]

Lirim Hajrullahu: Toronto Argonauts declined trade inquiry from Saskatchewan Roughriders

John Hodge - 2025-11-13

According to veteran kicker Lirim Hajrullahu, the Saskatchewan Roughriders tried to trade for him earlier this season, though the Toronto Argonauts promptly shut down those talks. “I got word of it and I got told about it, but they said they quickly declined (the trade talks),” Hajrullahu told 3DownNation. “It would be hard for me […]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ QB Zach Collaros joins TSN as 112th Grey Cup analyst

Justin Dunk - 2025-11-13

Zach Collaros might not have reached the 112th Grey Cup as a quarterback with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, but he’ll be there as an analyst for TSN. Per sources, Collaros will do a hit on SportsCentre Friday, then be on Saturday’s Grey Cup show and provide his unique analysis during pre-game and post-game on Sunday […]

Tyson Philpot claims injured Alouettes’ QB Davis Alexander had his ‘best practice all year’ Grey Cup week

Pablo Herrera Vergara - 2025-11-13

The story of this year’s Grey Cup for the Montreal Alouettes is the health of franchise quarterback Davis Alexander. While there will be general doubt around his hamstring from start to finish, for receiver Tyson Philpot, there is none. “No question for me, he’s going to play 60 minutes,” he told 3DownNation on Thursday. “If […]

B.C. Lions’ QB Nathan Rourke wins second CFL Most Outstanding Canadian award

3Down Staff - 2025-11-13

B.C. Lions’ quarterback Nathan Rourke has officially been named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian. The six-foot-one, 210-pound passer threw for 5,290 yards, 31 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions over 16 regular-season starts in 2025, his first full year in the CFL since 2022. The dual-threat passer also rushed 61 times for 564 yards and 10 scores, […]

Riders plan for Brett Lauther to ‘be out there swinging’ in 112th Grey Cup against Alouettes

JC Abbott - 2025-11-13

Saskatchewan Roughriders’ kicker Brett Lauther did not finish practice on Thursday, but head coach Corey Mace stated he’s not in jeopardy of missing the 112th Grey Cup. “His status is that he’ll be out there swinging, just like he was last week,” Mace said. “Kind of just the process we’ve been doing with Brett for […]