Julian Howsare, who’s entering his sixth season in Hamilton and eighth in the CFL, said there are many others on the Ticats defence capable of taking advantage of the resulting one-on-one matchups.
Davis Alexander is out to prove he can play a full campaign after a hamstring injury followed him from training camp through the Grey Cup, limiting him to just seven regular-season contests.
After missing all of last season, waiting another week to open the 2026 campaign is no big deal for Chad Kelly.
It’s officially the Ryan Dinwiddie show in Ottawa. With just one winning season and one playoff appearance over the past six years, Ottawa’s new head coach and general manager wasted little time reshaping the roster after being hired away from Toronto in November.
Veteran QB Bo Levi Mitchell leads a dynamic passing attack that might be good enough to help Hamilton snap its Grey Cup drought, Coty Wiles writes.
The championship infrastructure has largely stayed the same in Winnipeg, but a return to the top of the West Division starts with major improvement on offence, Coty Wiles writes.
American linebacker Aaron Casey, who finished second on the team in sacks last season as a CFL rookie, was among the Toronto Argonauts final cuts.
American running back Mario Anderson Jr. was among 19 players released by Saskatchewan on Saturday as CFL teams made their final cuts ahead of the start of the 2026 regular season.
Quarterback Nathan Rourke completed six of eight passes for 99 yards, while Chase Brice completed nine of 11 for 159 yards and two touchdowns as the B.C. Lions beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30-29 Friday night.
Jerjuan Newton had three catches for 87 yards and three touchdowns as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats tripped the Toronto Argonauts 20-14.
The visiting Ottawa Redblacks built a 14-3 lead by halftime and then coasted to a 27-3 CFL pre-season victory over the Montreal Alouettes on Friday.
The Edmonton Elks issued several injury updates Friday as per TSN Football Insider Farhan Lalji, including a pair of blows to their defensive line.
The Canadian Football League preseason schedule wraps up Friday night, with eight teams in action getting a final dress rehearsal before the season opens next week - and you can catch the Montreal Alouettes battling the Ottawa Redblacks right here on TSN.
Canadian quarterback Taylor Elgersma will start the preseason finale for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday, the team announced on Thursday.
Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Jake Maier will start their season opener in Week 1 against the Edmonton Elks, the team announced Thursday.
On the heels of the announcement of a historic broadcast agreement for the Canadian Football League, commissioner Stewart Johnston said that expansion is something the league will explore closely.
When quarterback Cody Fajardo looks at the wide receivers on the Edmonton Elks roster this season, he has to smile at least a little at the upgrade made in the off-season.
League extends longstanding partnership with Bell Media while adding a subscription-based streaming partner in DAZN that will carry one game per week starting in the 2027 season, Dave Naylor writes.
The band is back together, and Tarvarus McFadden couldn’t be happier. Veteran defensive backs DaShaun Amos and Robert Priester rejoined Toronto in the off-season after spending 2025 with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Redblacks, respectively. In 2022 and ’24, McFadden, Amos and Priester all helped the Argonauts win Grey Cup championships.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have signed Kenny Lawler to a record-setting contract, TSN Football Insider Dave Naylor reports.
It began at the New England Patriots’ rookie camp, then came a quick trip to the White House before finally reporting to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats training camp. On Saturday, the Australian-born punter participated in his first CFL game, a 20-10 exhibition loss to the Toronto Argonauts.
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