CFL News

Former interim CFL commissioner Jim Lawson named vice chair of Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ ownership group

3Down Staff - 2025-09-18

The Hamilton Sports Group, owners of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, have named Jim Lawson as their vice chair. Lawson was already a minority owner in the group, which includes Bob Young, local company Stelco, senior sports executive Scott Mitchell, and former Ticats player Marwan Hage. Young remains the chair of the group, while Mitchell is the […]

CFL to use Indigenous-themed footballs, launch flag football camps to support of Truth and Reconciliation

3Down Staff - 2025-09-18

CFL kickers and punters will be dealing with different footballs during Weeks 17 and 18, as the league looks to highlight their commitment to Truth and Reconciliation. The specialty footballs, which feature orange laces, orange Wilson branding, and each team’s Indigenized logo, will be used for all special teams plays in five games beginning on […]

Arizona Cardinals release former Edmonton Elks DL Elliott Brown from practice roster

3Down Staff - 2025-09-18

The Arizona Cardinals have released former CFL defensive lineman Elliott Brown from their practice roster one day. The 27-year-old signed with the Cardinals in January after working out for at least two NFL teams. He was waived following training camp and subsequently added to the practice roster for the first two weeks of the season. […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders working to bring legal tailgating to Mosaic Stadium

3Down Staff - 2025-09-17

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are looking to enhance their game-day experience in 2026 with legal tailgating. In an email to season ticket holders, team president and CEO Craig Reynolds wrote that the club has been working with the provincial government to create legal tailgating at the footprint of Mosaic Stadium. He indicated that season ticket members […]

QB Dru Brown full participant in practice with Ottawa Redblacks

3Down Staff - 2025-09-17

Dru Brown was a full participant in practice with the Ottawa Redblacks for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, as per the team’s official report. The 28-year-old native of Palo Alto, Calif. has missed Ottawa’s last three games due to a knee injury he sustained against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in mid-August. The five-foot-eleven, 200-pound […]

‘Our season’s not over’: Cody Fajardo believes Edmonton Elks can still make playoffs

3Down Staff - 2025-09-17

The Edmonton Elks may be down but franchise quarterback Cody Fajardo doesn’t believe they’re out after last week’s heartbreaking loss to the Toronto Argonauts. “Our season’s not over just because we lost a gut-wrenching game,” Fajardo told the media in Edmonton. “Did we make things harder on ourselves? Absolutely, but our season is by no […]

CFL-leading returner Isaiah Wooden Sr. back practicing with Hamilton Tiger-Cats

3Down Staff - 2025-09-17

Return specialist Isaiah Wooden Sr. was a full participant in practice with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Wednesday, according to the team’s official report. The 25-year-old native of San Diego, Calif. has missed Hamilton’s last four regular-season games due to a shoulder injury he sustained against the B.C. Lions in early-August. The five-foot-nine, 170-pound speedster was […]

Jason Maas: RB Travis Theis ‘may be out for a bit’ for Montreal Alouettes

3Down Staff - 2025-09-17

The Montreal Alouettes will be without Travis Theis for at least some time, though it remains unclear when exactly he’ll be ready to return to the lineup. The rookie running back suffered an ankle injury on the first play of the team’s recent win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders and was unable to return to the […]

Green Cast: the Riders step in a big ol’ trap

3Down Staff - 2025-09-17

This week on the 3Down Green Cast for Pile O’Bones Brewing and Lucky Bastard Distillers, Joel Gasson and John Fraser discuss the Riders loss to Montreal, the team’s new community zone, and legal tailgating possibly coming next season to Mosaic Stadium. Powered by RedCircle

Saskatchewan Roughriders sign former Ohio State, Vanderbilt punter Jesse Mirco

3Down Staff - 2025-09-17

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Global punter Jesse Mirco. The six-foot-four, 222-pound native of Fremantle, Australia was a second-round pick in the 2025 CFL Global Draft. He played his final collegiate season at Vanderbilt University in 2024, punting 51 times for an average of 48.0 yards to rank first in the SEC. He was named […]