CFL News

Edmonton Elks re-sign Canadian kicker Vincent Blanchard

3Down Staff - 2025-12-08

The Edmonton Elks have signed Canadian kicker Vincent Blanchard to a contract extension, tying him to the team through 2027. The six-foot-one, 210-pound specialist connected on 35-of-45 field goal attempts (78.8 percent) in 2025, setting a career-long with a 52-yarder. He also made 39-of-40 extra-point attempts. “I’m happy to sign my extension in Edmonton and […]

Angelo Paletta joins Hamilton Sports Group as minority owner

3Down Staff - 2025-12-08

Angelo Paletta has joined the Hamilton Sports Group (HSG) as a minority owner. The longtime resident of Hamilton-Burlington has existing ownership stakes in McLaren Racing and the X Games and will bring what the team termed “executive leadership, entrepreneurial success, and a strong commitment to regional philanthropic initiatives.” Paletta has made successful investments in real […]

Montreal Alouettes sign former NFL defensive back Faion Hicks

3Down Staff - 2025-12-08

The Montreal Alouettes have signed American defensive back Faion Hicks to a two-year contract, tying him to the team through 2027. The five-foot-ten, 192-pound defender was a seventh-round pick of the Denver Broncos in the 2022 NFL Draft. He played two regular-season games with the team and recorded two total tackles, though he was released […]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign well-traveled offensive lineman Tairiq Stewart

3Down Staff - 2025-12-08

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed American offensive lineman Tairiq Stewart. The six-foot-six, 300-pound blocker has been a member of the Edmonton Elks, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and B.C. Lions, though he’s yet to dress for his first career CFL regular-season game. He was part of the practice roster in Edmonton and Saskatchewan in 2024, and attended […]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats interview Brock Sunderland for general manager position: sources

Justin Dunk - 2025-12-07

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have interviewed Brock Sunderland for the team’s general manager position, per sources. Sunderland spent the 2025 season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as the team’s senior player personnel director. The Ticats asked and received permission to speak with him. He was hired in January after being out of the CFL since November […]

Star Miami DL Akheem Mesidor headlines five Canadians selected for College Football Playoff

JC Abbott - 2025-12-07

The bracket for the 2025/26 College Football Playoff has been revealed, and five Canadians will have a shot at winning an NCAA national championship. The biggest star from north of the border competing is defensive lineman Akheem Mesidor of the University of Miami. The redshirt senior from Ottawa, Ont., has been a force to be […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders’ pending free agent Tommy Nield wants ‘right fit’ for next CFL contract

Justin Dunk - 2025-12-07

Canadian receiver Tommy Nield made quite a name for himself among Saskatchewan Roughriders fans in 2025, literally. ‘Touchdown Tommy’ scored the most clutch TD in recent Green and White history when he hauled in a three-yard slant pass from Trevor Harris with 12 seconds left on the clock in the West Final to send Saskatchewan […]

EXCLUSIVE: Trevor Harris contract details for 2026 CFL season with Saskatchewan Roughriders

Justin Dunk - 2025-12-06

Trevor Harris said he once again took a team-friendly contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the 2026 season and the numbers prove his statement to be true. The six-foot-three, 212-pound quarterback received a $190,000 signing bonus to ink his one-year agreement. He will earn $220,000 in base salary, $25,000 in marketing money, $15,300 in housing, […]

McGill report claims Montreal Alouettes’ stadium turf ‘dangerous,’ will cost $1.75 million to repair

3Down Staff - 2025-12-06

The Montreal Alouettes are playing their home games on a safety hazard, at least according to an infrastructure review by McGill University. In a presentation to the school’s board of governors in October, the details of which were first reported by the Montreal Gazette this week, senior director of athletics and recreation Geoffrey Phillips stated […]

‘They are supposed to know the rules’: Andre Proulx admits CFL replay centre blew call in Elks-Stampeders finale

Pablo Herrera-Vergara - 2025-12-06

Long-time referee Andre Proulx has acknowledged what fans already knew: the CFL replay centre, formerly known as the command centre, doesn’t always get things right. The most egregious recent example came during the final week of the regular season in a game between the Edmonton Elks and the Calgary Stampeders. In the second quarter, the […]