The Commissioner of the CFL is hoping impact of COVID-19 is minimal, but says the league needs to protect players and fans during the global pandemic. Commissioner Randy Ambrosie was on 620 CKRM’s the Sportscage with Derek Taylor Wednesday night. While he didn’t have many answers, he did say the league is taking all precautions […]
TORONTO — The CFL hasn’t pushed back the start of training camps and its 2020 regular season due to the COVID-19 pandemic just yet. But new CFLPA president Solomon Elimimian is telling players to prepare for the worst. In a letter to players, the Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker says the outbreak “will impact 2020 training camps […]
The Riders have added another American to their offensive line. One who comes with a tremendous resume. Monday the team announced the signing of tackle Cyrus Kouandjio. The 26 year old was a second-round pick of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills in 2014. Kouandjio spent five seasons in the NFL with the Bills, Broncos and briefly the […]
Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Jon Ryan has announced he has been diagnosed with skin cancer. The Regina native made the announcement on the Growing the Game podcast with Michael Ball. Ryan said he’s always been careful with his skin ever since he was a child. “My mother lathered me in sun screen growing up, and I’ve […]
CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie says the league is formulating possible contingency plans as a result of the COVD-19 pandemic. Ambrosie adds he can’t say with certainty that CFL training camps will open on time because of all the unknowns surrounding the novel coronavirus outbreak. A late start to camp could have an impact on […]
When the Touchdown Atlantic game between the Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders is played, it will be in front of a sold out crowd. The neutral site game being held on July 25 sold out the day after tickets went on sale. The game will be played at Huskies Stadium at Saint Mary’s University in […]
Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Solomon Elimimian is the CFLPA’s new President. The union made the announcement during its annual general meeting on Thursday. Elimimian who has played ten seasons in the CFL, one with Saskatchewan and nine with B.C. takes over for the retired Jeff Keeping, who did not seek to be re-elected after being in […]
It took a while, but Naaman Roosevelt appears to have found a new CFL home. After teasing it during his weekly appearance on the Sportscage, 3 Down Nation’s Justin Dunk is reporting Roosevelt will be signing a deal with the Montreal Alouettes. The 32-year-old Roosevelt, who has apparently agreed on a one-year contract, spent the past […]
What’s old is new again for the Riders offensive line. The Riders signed Josiah St. John to a one-year contract. The Riders selected him first overall in the 2016 draft. After three seasons in green, they released him. St. John spent last season with Toronto, BC and Edmonton. He was on the roster for the […]
“I was the most miserable I’ve ever been playing football the last two years.” Strong (and sad) words from new Riders quarterback James Franklin on Tuesday’s Sports Cage. Two years ago Franklin was the hottest name among free agent quarterbacks. He was set to take over a team and build on the incredible stats he’d […]
