CFL News

3DownNation Podcast: breaking down CFL’s significant changes to three-down game

3Down Staff - 2025-09-22

Justin Dunk, John Hodge, and JC Abbott break down the CFL’s significant changes to three-down game. Please enjoy the show and subscribe on your favourite podcast provider. Powered by RedCircle

Blue Bombers president Wade Miller calls CFL changes ‘positive step,’ insists they won’t impact Bisons

John Hodge - 2025-09-22

Despite calling himself a “pretty traditionalist CFL guy,” Winnipeg Blue Bombers president and CEO Wade Miller likes the changes the league will be making to its rules and field dimensions over the next two years. “This is an evolution of the game and a positive step forward for our league, and we look forward to […]

CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston won’t guarantee league will never switch to four downs

Justin Dunk - 2025-09-22

CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston isn’t guaranteeing the league will never switch to four-down football. “I don’t offer guarantees [about staying with three downs permanently],” Johnston told 3DownNation directly at Hotel X in Toronto on Monday. “I don’t say the word ‘never.'” The 54-year-old, who was born in Toronto and raised in Ottawa, spoke to 3DownNation […]

Opinion: the CFL finally delivers big with changes that will make the game pop

Arash Madani - 2025-09-22

At last, the Canadian Football League is getting out of the dark ages and modernizing a product that, while at its peak can be a beautiful thing to watch, has so many archaic, nonsensical idiosyncrasies that it affected how the game is played and presented. There is a ‘finally’ element to this. Finally, the end […]

CFL modifies rouge and clock for 2026, shortens field and moves uprights for 2027

Justin Dunk - 2025-09-22

The Canadian Football League announced a number of changes to the game on Monday, which will take effect over the next two years. According to commissioner Stewart Johnston, they were unanimously approved by the league’s lead governors. “This is all about making our great game even more entertaining,” said Johnston in a statement. “We are […]

U Sports engaging stakeholders to discuss ramifications of CFL rule, field changes

3Down Staff - 2025-09-22

U Sports is aware of the changes the Canadian Football League announced to its rules and field dimensions on Monday, though it remains unclear how the organization will proceed. “U Sports will begin engaging with our members and stakeholders over the following weeks and months to determine the ramifications for U Sports football, and the […]

3DownNation CFL power rankings: Calgary Stampeders plummet as injury bug bites

3Down Staff - 2025-09-22

Week 16 of the 2025 CFL season is officially in the books, and while fans wait with bated breath to see what potential seismic changes await the league, the playoff picture is finally clearing up. Saskatchewan and Hamilton look like locks to win their respective divisions, while the Redblacks and Elks are done and dusted […]

Calgary Stampeders bring back QB Logan Bonner following injury to P.J. Walker

3Down Staff - 2025-09-22

The Calgary Stampeders have brought back American quarterback Logan Bonner after P.J. Walker suffered what play-by-play man Mark Stephen reported is a season-ending arm injury against the B.C. Lions. Bonner attended training camp with the team earlier this year but was released as part of final cuts. The six-foot, 230-pound native of Rowlett, Texas dressed […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders sign Virginia standout Chico Bennett Jr.

3Down Staff - 2025-09-22

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive lineman Chico Bennett Jr. The six-foot-four, 256-pound defender attended rookie minicamp with the Philadelphia Eagles earlier this year but didn’t formally sign with the team. The native of Ashburn, Va. played three collegiate seasons at the University of Virginia, recording 107 defensive tackles, 21 tackles for loss, eight […]

Western Mustangs climb U Sports football rankings as Montreal Carabins fall

3Down Staff - 2025-09-22

The Montreal Carabins dropped from No. 2 to No. 4 in the U Sports rankings after their shocking loss to the McGill Redbirds. The Redbirds pulled off a 31-24 upset over their crosstown rivals, scoring 18 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to beat the Carabins for the first time since 2002 and end a […]