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Former Montreal Alouettes player, coach Chandler Jones dead at 33
3Down Staff - 2025-06-23
Chandler Jones, who helped the Montreal Alouettes win the Grey Cup in 2023, has died at the age of 33. The San Jose State University product served as Montreal’s assistant defensive backs coach in 2023 and 2024. He was reportedly killed in a pedestrian car accident on Sunday morning in Los Angeles, Calif. “Our thoughts […]
3DownNation CFL power rankings: Ottawa Redblacks run themselves back up the list
3Down Staff - 2025-06-23
Week 3 of the 2025 CFL season is officially in the books and things are stable at the top. Three teams remain undefeated to this stage, and they are unsurprisingly standing on the podium, but there is some shuffling amongst the rest of the contenders. In particular, the Ottawa Redblacks can claim to be just […]
Edmonton Elks place All-CFL centre David Beard on six-game injured list
3Down Staff - 2025-06-23
The Edmonton Elks have placed All-CFL centre David Beard on the six-game injured list, as per the league’s transactions page. The 32-year-old native of Sherwood Park, Alta. started the first two games of the 2025 regular season but has suffered a calf injury. Beard was named All-CFL for the first time in his career in […]
Montreal Alouettes QB Davis Alexander absent from practice: report
3Down Staff - 2025-06-23
The Montreal Alouettes were without franchise quarterback Davis Alexander at practice on Monday, according to 3DownNation reporter Pablo Herrera-Vergara. The 26-year-old native of Gig Harbor, Wash. left the team’s 38-28 win over the Edmonton Elks in Week 3 and didn’t return. He later indicated he was held out for precautionary reasons as the Alouettes held a […]
Toronto Argonauts sign former Edmonton Elks DL J-Min Pelley
3Down Staff - 2025-06-23
The Toronto Argonauts have signed Canadian defensive lineman J-Min Pelley. The six-foot-five, 350-pound defender played 11 games with the Edmonton Elks last season and made five starts, recording six defensive tackles. He was released by the team in February. The 27-year-old native of Calgary, Alta. was a supplemental draft pick in 2022 as the Elks […]
3DownNation Podcast: Dinwiddie rips Argonauts, Woodruff accuses Jefferson, Stampeders sign Bighill
3Down Staff - 2025-06-23
John Hodge and JC Abbott discuss head coach Ryan Dinwiddie ripping his Toronto Argonauts after their loss to Saskatchewan, B.C. Lions offensive lineman Kory Woodruff accusing Willie Jefferson of playing dirty, a tweak to the CFL schedule, which winless team will be the first to get a victory, the Roughriders sitting Ka’Deem Carey, and the […]
Edmonton Elks add former Marshall standout Elijah Alston
3Down Staff - 2025-06-23
The Edmonton Elks have signed American defensive lineman Elijah Alston to the practice roster. The six-foot-two, 256-pound defender finished his collegiate career at the University of Miami in 2024, recording 19 total tackles, four tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one interception, and one pass knockdown. The native of Chesapeake, Va. spent the first four seasons […]
Montreal Alouettes release two, including Canadian receiver Shedler Fervius
3Down Staff - 2025-06-23
The Montreal Alouettes have released Canadian receiver Shedler Fervius and American defensive lineman Jalen Harris. Fervius was originally a fifth-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft out of Saint Mary’s University. The 26-year-old native of Scarborough, Ont. played 19 regular-season games over three seasons with the Alouettes, catching seven passes for 87 yards. He won […]
Saskatchewan Roughriders add receiver Josh Ali, cut one
3Down Staff - 2025-06-23
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American receiver Josh Ali and released American running back Mario Anderson Jr. The six-foot, 191-pound native of Miami, Fla. signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2022 and dressed for two regular-season games, recording one target. He initially made the team’s active roster in 2023 but […]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign Duke standout Ozzie Nicholas
3Down Staff - 2025-06-23
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have signed American linebacker Ozzie Nicholas. The six-foot-two, 225-pound defender finished his collegiate career at Duke University in 2024, recording 100 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and two pass break ups over 13 games. He was named third-team All-ACC. The native of Encinitas, Calif. spent […]