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Antler up: Elks new name of Edmonton Football Team
The EE Football Team officially has a new name: the Edmonton Elks. Nearly a year ago, Edmonton discontinued the use of their former name and set...
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’15, 20 years ago’ Patrick Mahomes and Russell Wilson would be ‘playing in the CFL’
B.C. Lions head coach and co-general manager Rick Campbell has seen the style of play from the CFL trickle down into the NFL. Campbell has...
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign 2021 CFL Global Draft pick Ayo Oyelola
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed the No. 22 overall selection in the 2021 CFL Global Draft in linebacker Ayo Oyelola. The British-born tackler was...
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CFL players attend team-led COVID-19 informational sessions to prepare to play football
The Canadian Football League Players’ Association has a much more positive tone regarding the potential for a 2021 season following COVID-19 meetings put on by...
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Asian History Month: A powerful discussion with Brian Chiu, Sukh Chung
By Steven Chang, BCLions.com In honour of Asian History Month in Canada, BCLions.com caught up with two CFL figures that know all about overcoming barriers....
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Saskatchewan Roughriders’ head coach Craig Dickenson feels ‘quite strongly’ 2021 CFL season will start in August
Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson can see kick-off happening on the current timeline for the 2021 season. Dickenson disagreed with the notion that there is...
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CFL: BC Lions lock up entire Global Draft class, including first overall pick Jake Ford
The B.C. Lions have signed all four of their selections from the 2020 CFL Global Draft: punter Jake Ford, defensive end Boqiao Li, kicker Takeru...
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign three Global Draft picks including Chris Mulumba
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Wednesday that three of the team’s four selections in the 2021 Global Draft have been signed to a contract, including Australian...
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CFL: Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign Global Draft selection LB Les Maruo
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League have announced that they have signed their first round 2021 CFL Global Draft selection, linebacker Les...
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Morris: Prokick Australia’s impact on the CFL Global Draft
When four Australian punters were selected in the first round of the CFL Global Draft the only people more thrilled than the players themselves were...
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3-D Chess: Greg Quick explains the intricacies of the 2021 CFL Global Draft
During the 2021 CFL Global Draft, Montreal Alouettes defensive and special teams assistant Greg Quick felt right at home. Over the previous year, Quick had...
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CFL: Calgary Stampeders sign South African RB Nico Leonard and Australian K/P Gerard Laws
The Calgary Stampeders have become the first team to sign a Global undrafted free agent following the April 15th draft, adding South African running back...
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O’Leary: Randy Ambrosie on Aug. 5 kickoff, XFL talks and more
By Chris O’Leary Wednesday felt like a bad news/good news day. The bad news, that the 2021 CFL season has had its start date pushed...
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CFL announces plans to return to play
Canadian Football League (CFL) Commissioner Randy Ambrosie issued the following statement announcing the League’s Return-to-Play plans for the 2021 season: “We will play CFL football...
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O’Leary: No. 1 pick Jake Ford has big opportunity in BC
By Chris O’Leary The name may have been unfamiliar and the location may have been something of a surprise to others, but the BC Lions...
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Danish lineman Steven Nielsen excited for chance to face opponents in Canada
Historians believe the first person of Danish ancestry arrived in Canada over a 1000 years ago, one of the Norse explorers who briefly settled on...
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Japan’s Les Maruo: ‘I’m trying to compete against the best of the best’
WINNIPEG — After spending the first few years of his life in Shizuoka, Japan, he experienced a complete culture shock when he moved across the...
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American Football International’s 2021 CFL Global Draft Primer
It may just be a normal Thursday for most but by the time the sun goes down in Europe today, 36 lucky individuals from across...
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Swedish DB William James ‘A top three Global DB’
By Chris O’Leary As the CFL Global Draft looms April 15, we have been putting a spotlight on our prospects, focusing on some interesting background...
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British LB David Izinyon draws an impressive comparison ahead of CFL Global Draft
By Chris O’Leary If you followed the CFL’s combine workouts last year, David Izinyon’s name may be familiar to you. The six-foot-one, 240-pound linebacker was...
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American Football International’s CFL Global Draft Position Rankings
The CFL Global Draft is slated to take place on Thursday, April 15 and there are nearly 300 players available for selection. In the end,...
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Representing Finland in the CFL would be ‘A dream come true” for Mulumba
TORONTO — Chris Mulumba has certainly had a different path to get to the professional football ranks. The native of Helsinki, Finland grew up studying Judo...
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Maruo ready to bring aggressive, violent game to CFL
By Chris O’Leary Les Maruo has had one of the most complete football experiences of any player in this year’s CFL Global Draft. Born in...
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CFL legend Joe Paopao joins Barcelona Dragons as QB coach
Some more CFL flair is coming to the Iberian Peninsula. Barcelona Dragons head coach Adam Rita has added legendary CFL player and coach Joe Paopao...
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Cauz: A guide to the biggest moments of the ’94 Grey Cup
If you’re a Canadian sports fan (and if you are reading this I’m going to assume that you are), I imagine you view the Grey...
