Canadian Football League

Behind closed doors: The Art of the Interview at the CFL Combine
By CFL on 03/18/2019
By KRISTINA COSTABILE, CFL.CA, @KCOSTABILE1 A quick 40-yard dash time or an impressive one-on-one session at the CFL Combine presented by New Era might not mean much if...
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Danish Federation sending 2 players to Canadian Football League National Combine
By AFI on 03/14/2019
The Danish American Football Federation, DAFF, has selected Frederik Myrup Nielsen and Mads Marquard Nielsen to send to the National CFL Combine in Toronto March 22-24 to compete for a spot on a Canadian Football...
CFL 2.0 could get early payoff with Mexican TV contract
By Postmedia on 03/10/2019
By Tim Baines, Postmedia The CFL 2.0 plan, a globalization of the Canadian Football League, could take another giant leap forward before the 2019 season....
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German Football Federation sending 6 players to National CFL Combine
By AFI on 03/08/2019
The German Football Federation (AFVD) has selected a total of six players they feel have a legitimate shot at cracking a Canadian Football League roster...
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French Federation of American Football announces 4 players headed to National CFL Combine
By Roger Kelly on 03/07/2019
Just over a month after the French Federation of American Football, FFFA, agreed to work together with the Canadian Football League to provide new opportunities for...
Ferguson: Looking back on Johnny Manziel’s time in the CFL
By CFL on 03/04/2019
By Marshall Ferguson, CFL.CA, @TSN_MARSH That’s it. It’s the end of Johnny CFL. It came abruptly to many fans, even if you believed – quietly or...
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Johnny Manziel released by Montreal Alouettes, banned from play in Canadian Football League
By AFI on 02/28/2019
Former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel was released by the Montreal Alouettes on Wednesday. A statement posted on the league’s website stated Manziel would not...
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Italy’s Gridiron Football Federation to partner with Canadian Football League
By CFL on 02/21/2019
Italy’s 70 member clubs join a growing international movement to grow the game Italy has joined the parade of gridiron football playing nations pledging to...
Ambrosie hopeful for European broadcast deals this CFL season
By AFI on 02/17/2019
By Dan Barnes, Postmedia It’s fair to judge the Canadian Football League’s global outreach strategy, CFL 2.0 as it’s known, at least in part on...
CFL: Mike Reilly’s move to BC Lions marks biggest free agent signing in decades
By BC Lions on 02/14/2019
By Matt Baker The more up-to-date information on Mike Reilly’s football resume reveals some pretty remarkable credentials. Who wouldn’t want a quarterback in the midst...
CFL relying on American Football International as CFL 2.0 takes off
By CFL on 02/11/2019
By Chris O’Leary Roger Kelly sounds a little bit like that friend you have who’s been recommending a book to you for years and you’ve...
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Nordic countries join CFL in global drive to grow gridiron football
By CFL on 02/08/2019
Federations in Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden keen on working with Canada The Canadian Football League (CFL) and gridiron football representatives from four Nordic counties...
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CFL and Austrian American Football Federation issue statement
By Roger Kelly on 02/07/2019
The Canadian Football League and the Austrian American Football Federation issued a joint statement: Following a productive day of information sharing and discussion here in Vienna, we...
Former NFL player Israel Idonije praises CFL partnership with GFL
By The Canadian Press on 02/05/2019
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press Football in Germany provided Israel Idonije the opportunity he needed to make it in the NFL. The six-foot-six, 275-pound...
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CFL AND German Football League form strategic football partnership
By CFL on 01/31/2019
Top leagues from Canada and Germany to work together to grow the game TORONTO (January 31, 2019) — The Canadian Football League (CFL) and German...
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Mexico’s top talent selected at CFL-LFA Draft
By CFL on 01/15/2019
MEXICO CITY — A day after scouting Mexico’s top football talent, Canadian Football League teams made their selections at the draft on Monday in Mexico...
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Mexico’s LFA Athletes put through paces for CFL teams at Combine
By CFL on 01/14/2019
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top collegiate and professional football players displayed their talents Sunday for Canadian Football League teams. The combine, hosted by Mexico’s Liga...
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O’Leary: Mexican Combine opens doors for CFL, LFA
By CFL on 01/13/2019
By Chris O’Leary, Senior writer, @olearychris Over his 19 years in the CFL, John Hufnagel has spent thousands of hours poring over film at all...
CFL donating $4 million to amateur football
By Roger Kelly on 01/11/2019
TORONTO — The Canadian Football League (CFL) and its member clubs committed to donating more than $4 million to amateur football in 2019, it was announced...
Canadian Football League teams headed to Mexico City to evaluate talent
By AFI on 01/10/2019
This weekend, Canadian Football League scouts and representatives are headed to Estadio Azul, a 33,000-seat stadium in Mexico City to evaluate and recruit some of the best...
Johnny Manziel named CFL.ca’s newsmaker of 2018
By CFL on 12/30/2018
TORONTO — Love him or hate him, Johnny Manziel was the centre of attention in the Canadian Football League in 2018. On Saturday, the Montreal...
CFL to evaluate talent in Mexico
By CFL on 12/29/2018
TORONTO — Canadian Football League scouts will have an opportunity to evaluate and recruit some of the best football talent in Mexico next month. Mexico’s...
CFL announces 2018 All Stars – Winnipeg, BC, Hamilton lead the way
By CFL on 12/06/2018
The Canadian Football League (CFL) unveiled the 2018 CFL All-Stars on Tuesday. The All-Stars were selected by the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and the...
Calgary rallies, celebrates Stampeders Grey Cup victory
By CFL on 11/28/2018
By GEORGE JOHNSON, STAMPEDERS.COM Back at Campbell Court Elementary School in Bassett, Virginia, a young but already pigheaded 11-year-old DeVone Claybrooks had worked extra hard on an...
Red redemption: Calgary Stampeders race to Grey Cup victory
By CFL on 11/26/2018
EDMONTON — It turns out the third time was the charm for the Calgary Stampeders. After two consecutive years of Grey Cup heartbreak, the Stamps...