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CFL Week 17 predictions: best bets for Stamps at Als, Ticats at Bombers, Riders at Elks

3Down Staff - 2025-09-25

It’s been a big week in the Canadian Football League and now the attention turns to the currently unchanged field with four more huge games on the schedule. This week is all about change and I’m looking to change the results after a tough week last week, so let’s get to it. Calgary Stampeders at […]

Divisional playoff format ‘exactly the type of thing’ CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston wants to review

3Down Staff - 2025-09-25

The CFL has made changes to the way the game will be played going forward and the three-down league’s playoff model could be on the docket in the future. In an appearance on 620 CKRM’s The SportsCage, commissioner Stewart Johnston was asked if he’s open to evaluating the league’s current divisional structure and whether it […]

Cody Fajardo rule: former Riders QB wants new CFL goalposts named after infamous 2019 West Final crossbar doink

JC Abbott - 2025-09-25

Cody Fajardo was deeply triggered by Monday’s announcement that the CFL would be making significant rule changes, but not for the reasons you might think. “Well, I think the thing I’m most pissed off about is I got to watch that damn 2019 clip over and over and over again,” the current Edmonton Elks quarterback […]

Official: Vernon Adams Jr. to start for Calgary Stampeders despite back injury

3Down Staff - 2025-09-25

The Calgary Stampeders will have Vernon Adams Jr. under centre when the team visits the Montreal Alouettes on Friday night. The 32-year-old native of Pasadena, Calif. suffered a back injury during last week’s loss to the B.C. Lions and was unable to finish the game. He was a limited participant in practice on Monday and […]

Official: Davis Alexander to start for Montreal Alouettes against Calgary

3Down Staff - 2025-09-25

It’s official: franchise quarterback Davis Alexander is making his return to the lineup for the Montreal Alouettes on Friday night. The 26-year-old native of Gig Harbor, Wash. has missed eight straight games due to a hamstring injury that’s been bothering him for most of the season. He has completed 72.7 percent of his passes for […]

QB Nick Arbuckle returns for Toronto Argonauts against B.C. Lions

3Down Staff - 2025-09-25

Nick Arbuckle is returning to the lineup for the Toronto Argonauts after missing last week’s game due to a calf injury. The veteran quarterback did not participate in practice with the team on Monday, and was then a limited participant in practice on Tuesday and Wednesday. Despite the mixed action, he has been listed as […]

B.C. Lions lose Canadian DB Cristophe Beaulieu to six-game injured list ahead of matchup with Argos

3Down Staff - 2025-09-25

The B.C. Lions have placed Canadian safety Cristophe Beaulieu on the six-game injured list ahead of Friday’s clash with the Toronto Argonauts. The second-year safety exited last week’s blowout win over the Calgary Stampeders early with a knee injury and was unable to practice this week. His absence will leave a substantial hole on the […]

Commissioner Stewart Johnston wants to ‘connect’ with ‘superstar’ Nathan Rourke over CFL rule change comments

JC Abbott - 2025-09-24

Commissioner Stewart Johnston is hoping to have a heart-to-heart with his league’s biggest star regarding his resistance to the CFL’s recent rule changes. On Monday, Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke stole the thunder from the league’s unveiling of several major structural amendments, calling the moves “garbage” in his post-practice media availability. The Oakville, Ont. native expressed […]

QB Vernon Adams Jr. expected to start for Calgary Stampeders in Week 17 despite back injury

3Down Staff - 2025-09-24

Despite an injury scare last week, Vernon Adams Jr. is expected to be back at the helm of the Calgary Stampeders for their Week 17 clash with the Montreal Alouettes. Adams was a full participant in practice on Wednesday after being limited by a back injury during the first two sessions of the week. He […]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ QB Bo Levi Mitchell agrees with CFL rule changes, believes Nathan Rourke deserves ‘grace’ for criticism

JC Abbott - 2025-09-24

Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell is sympathetic to the emotional reaction that his B.C. Lions’ counterpart, Nathan Rourke, had to the CFL’s recent rule change announcement, but the 13-year veteran doesn’t share it. “I agree with the changes,” Mitchell told the media in Hamilton. “I wanted to preface it by saying I’ve been in […]