As expected, the CFL announced a postponement to the 2021 season on Wednesday. The plan is for the league to have a 14-game season starting August 5 with the Grey Cup going in Hamilton on December 12. It is something both Riders president and CEO Craig Reynolds and CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie believe can and […]
The CFL said on Wednesday morning they are intending to start the 2021 regular season August 5th. BREAKING: The CFL regular season has a revised target start date of August 5th and the #GreyCup has been re-scheduled to December 12th in Hamilton, Ontario — CFL (@CFL) April 21, 2021 The Grey Cup has been re-scheduled […]
The Riders have added four players in Thursday’s Global Draft. With the 5th-overall pick the 5 Riders took fullback Christopher Ezeala of Germany. He was part of the Baltimore Ravens in 2018-19 through their International Pathways program. Born in Munich, Ezeala’s been playing football in Germany since he was 13. At 5-11, 248 lbs he […]
Thursday will be the CFL’s first ever Global draft. And Riders GM Jeremy O’Day is ready to find some talent. “There’s going to be a much bigger, much better I would say, group of players that are in this draft,” he told the Sports Cage on Monday. Thursday’s draft will comprise players from around the […]
Talks between the CFL and the federal government on financial assistance has continued as the league looks for a way to get back on the field. A source close to the situation says the two sides have kept in touch since last August after plans to hold a shortened 2020 season were put on […]
The Riders have added to their linebacking corps by signing former NFL linebacker Nigel Harris. The six-foot-two, 225 pound Harris played three seasons in the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Tennessee Titans. He went to school at the University of South Florida.
The Riders have lost the player that had been pencilled in to be their backup quarterback. James Franklin has announced his retirement. He joined the Riders as a free agent in 2020 after spending two years in Toronto. Before that, he spent three seasons in Edmonton. In his five years, he threw for just over […]
The Riders don’t need to find a new kicker for the 2021 CFL season. On Friday, the team announced Brett Lauther has signed a new deal with the club. In August, the 30-year-old opted out of his contract to try and land an NFL job, He was 32 for 41 in field goal attempts in […]
Provincial health officials are about to get a look at the first draft of the Riders return to play proposal. The information comes in a letter written by Riders president and CEO Craig Reynolds to season ticket holders. Reynolds, who appeared on 620 CKRM’s Sportscage Wednesday afternoon, says he can’t share specific details of the […]
What is it the CFL and The Rock are cooking? The CFL announced on Wednesday it will “explore opportunities” for alignment with the owners of the XFL–of which Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is one. What that means for the future of the Riders and the CFL is unclear at best. Commissioner Randy Ambrosie was on […]
