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28 kickers set to participate in CFL showcase

3Down Staff - 2026-02-17

The CFL has 28 players set to take part in their annual kicking showcase on Sunday, February 22 in San Diego, Calif. The event will be conducted by Novak Kicking & Consulting at Maranatha Christian Schools. Representatives from across the CFL will attend the showcase to scout up-and-coming specialists. Past participants include active and former […]

The good, the bad, and the dumb of CFL free agency 2026

Joel Gasson - 2026-02-16

One of the busiest weeks on the CFL calendar has come and gone, free agency officially opened on Tuesday, February 11. This comes after a week — and definitely only a week — where teams were able to discuss and negotiate contracts with pending free agents across the league. For fans and media alike, the […]

Calgary Stampeders return to tradition, settle for tweaks in 2026 CFL free agency

Ryan Ballantine - 2026-02-16

There are many great CFL traditions. The Labour Day Classic, the Banjo Bowl, Touchdown Atlantic, and the greatest of all, the Grand National Drunk, better known as the Grey Cup. Fighting to join the ranks is the Calgary winter tradition I’m dubbing the “Nary a Whisper”. It’s that time of year when CFL Scrooge is […]

Ottawa Redblacks embrace change, dive into CFL free agency to overhaul roster

Santino Filoso - 2026-02-16

Let it not be said that the Ottawa Redblacks have been idle this offseason. Since finishing the 2025 season with a 4-14 record, the organization made Ryan Dinwiddie the fourth head coach and third general manager in team history. Shawn Burke was shuffled to vice president of football operations, and the coaching staff was revamped […]

Ottawa Redblacks sign offensive lineman Gregor MacKellar: sources

John Hodge - 2026-02-16

The Ottawa Redblacks have signed Canadian offensive lineman Gregor MacKellar to a one-year contract for the 2026 season. He became a free agent last week. The six-foot-four, 311-pound blocker spent the 2025 season with the Edmonton Elks and made 13 starts at right guard, earning around $115,000. The 27-year-old was originally a first-round pick in […]

Ottawa Redblacks sign 2024 All-CFL West Division OL Martez Ivey

3Down Staff - 2026-02-16

The Ottawa Redblacks have signed American offensive lineman Martez Ivey, 3DownNation has confirmed. AJ Jakubec was first to report. The Edmonton Elks released Ivey on Friday. The 30-year-old had spent the last four seasons in the Alberta capital, including starting 18 games at left tackle in 2025. He was named an All-CFL West Division selection […]

Breaking down the Saskatchewan Roughriders depth chart after 2026 CFL free agency

Justin Dunk - 2026-02-15

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have been vocal about the team’s stated goal to repeat as Grey Cup champions in 2026. If the Riders are going to go back-to-back, it will be done with a slightly different roster. Saskatchewan had a league-high 44 free agents, but general manager Jeremy O’Day and his football operations staff, including assistant […]

‘A level of nasty we need’: revitalized Edmonton Elks offensive line giving Mark Kilam ‘chills’

JC Abbott - 2026-02-15

Mark Kilam’s flowing locks are much too luscious to have ever been touched by grease, but just like Danny Zuko, the Edmonton Elks head coach has chills, and they’re multiplying. In his case, the one that he wanted was help along the offensive line, and the Green and Gold got it in spades during CFL […]

Ryan Dinwiddie: Jake Maier ‘knows the system,’ will ‘fit in’ with Ottawa Redblacks

3Down Staff - 2026-02-15

The Ottawa Redblacks added Jake Maier in CFL free agency and it appears head coach and general manager Ryan Dinwiddie is high on the veteran quarterback. “I scouted (Maier) a ton when he was (in college) at UC Davis and I was at Calgary. We (had) him on the neg list there. I know his […]

Montreal Alouettes eliminate in-house dance team, partner with Carabins cheerleaders

3Down Staff - 2026-02-15

The Montreal Alouettes have partnered with the Université de Montréal Carabins cheerleaders to become their official stunt team, officially eliminating the in-house dance team. “We are very happy to be joining forces with the Carabins family at the Université de Montréal and their cheerleading team,” senior vice-president, chief operating and financial officer René Masson said […]