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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...
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CFL unveils participants for 2021 Global Combine
The Canadian Football League has released the list of prospects that will participate in the 2021 CFL Global Combine. Earlier this year, the CFL announced...
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CFL dismisses report its 2021 and ’22 seasons might be cancelled
By Dan Ralph The CFL has denied a claim from the United Football Players Association suggesting the league will likely cancel its 2021 and ’22...
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Winnipeg Blue Bomers’ Thiadric Hansen discusses most memorable game as a pro
By Ed Tait WINNIPEG — Each week, a Bombers player visits with Ed Tait of BlueBombers.com to reminisce about a particular game, or games, that are...
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Roger Goodell encouraged Randy Ambrosie to do ‘everything necessary to build the biggest, strongest football league’
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to see his CFL counterpart Randy Ambrosie lead the three-down league to its full potential. Ambrosie shared his takeaways from...
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O’LEARY: Ambrosie on CFL-XFL talks, the Rock & more
By Chris O’Leary As the news emerged on Wednesday of the CFL’s alignment with the XFL, the reverberation across Canada was immediately evident. Within an...
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CFL return-to-play committee being headed by top doc behind NHL bubble
The CFL has been publicly optimistic about its proposed return to play plan for the possible 2021 season, but you might be too if you...
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Being CFL commissioner ‘perfect training ground to become United Nations secretary-general’: Randy Ambrosie
Commissioner Randy Ambrosie has admitted it’s a difficult task to get all the CFL teams on the same page. The 57-year-old has been the lead...
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How the CFL could embrace legal single-event sports betting
By John Hodge The CFL is a gate-driven league. That may change over time as the league looks to diversify its revenue streams, but getting...
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Randy Ambrosie believes the CFL has done more work on its business plan ‘than the league has done in 50 years’
CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie has stated multiple times since the 2020 season was cancelled that the CFL wanted to reset its business model. “We’ve done...
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Randy Ambrosie insists CFL is ‘full throttle’ on plans for complete 2021 season
Over the course of the last year, CFL fans have bemoaned a lack of discernable movement or open communication on the prospect of a 2021...
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Greg Quick steps down as CFL Director of Global Scouting to coach with Montreal Alouettes
Greg Quick, who has been the Director of Global Scouting for the Canadian Football League for the past two years, and as such has spearheaded...
