CFL News

Biggie’s back: Calgary Stampeders sign LB Adam Bighill to practice roster

3Down Staff - 2025-06-22

The Calgary Stampeders have signed future Hall of Fame linebacker Adam Bighill to their practice roster. The 36-year-old made 48 defensive tackles and one sack over 10 starts for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2024 before suffering a season-ending knee injury. He was not retained in free agency and has been on the open market […]

B.C. Lions’ OL Kory Woodruff claims Bombers’ Willie Jefferson triggered ejection for abuse of official with ‘dirty’ play

JC Abbott - 2025-06-22

B.C. Lions’ offensive lineman Kory Woodruff could be the subject of supplemental discipline from the CFL this week after he was ejected from Saturday night’s loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for physical abuse of an official. However, the 25-year-old claims that he wasn’t the instigator of a shoving match that left umpire Kyle Mikulik […]

Calgary Stampeders swept away and run over in first loss of the season (& five other thoughts)

Ryan Ballantine - 2025-06-22

Pouring rain and howling winds put an end to the warm and cozy feeling that Stampeders fans had after a 2-0 start to the season. The Calgary squad squandered a winnable game against the Ottawa Redblacks, losing 20-12 in front of a generously announced crowd of 15,684 fans. It was the coldest June 21 on […]

Ottawa Redblacks run into win column, beat Calgary in downpour (& 12 other thoughts)

Santino Filoso - 2025-06-22

Who knew that all it would take for the Ottawa Redblacks to get their first win of the 2025 season was a trip to Calgary, pouring rain, single-digit temperatures, gusting wind, their backup quarterback, and a heavy dose of their powerful running backs? It wasn’t pretty at times, but it might as well have been […]

B.C. Lions sing rematch lullaby off-key, lose to Bombers in snoozefest (& 12 other thoughts)

JC Abbott - 2025-06-22

The B.C. Lions looked like a dramatically different team without their star quarterback but suffered the same result in their rematch with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, boring fans to tears in a 27-14 loss. Here are my thoughts on the game. You snooze, we lose It wasn’t just the fact that the Lions lost on […]

Edmonton Elks sign former Carolina Panthers’ RB Spencer Brown to practice roster

3Down Staff - 2025-06-22

The Edmonton Elks have signed American running back Spencer Brown to their practice roster. The six-foot, 220-pound native of Warrior, Ala. most recently spent time with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats but was released on May 14 ahead of the CFL’s second mandatory training camp roster cutdown. His addition comes after Edmonton’s starting running back, Justin Rankin, […]

10 thoughts on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers improving to 2-0 against B.C. Lions

John Hodge - 2025-06-22

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the B.C. Lions by a score of 27-14 in front of 20,138 fans at BC Place Stadium. Below are my thoughts on the game. The Zach came back Zach Collaros didn’t waste any time throwing his first touchdown pass of the year in his season debut, hitting Dalton Schoen for […]

Edmonton Elks release defensive back Emmanuel Rugamba

3Down Staff - 2025-06-21

The Edmonton Elks have released veteran American defensive back Emmanuel Rugamba. The 27-year-old has started each of the team’s first two games of the season at boundary halfback but had not yet recorded a statistic. He was benched in Thursday’s loss to the Montreal Alouettes. Rugamba received a $15,000 signing bonus to join the Elks […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders post $2.1 million net operating profit in 2024

3Down Staff - 2025-06-21

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are back in the black, as the club has announced a net profit for the 2024 season. According to a snapshot report released ahead of the team’s annual general meeting, the Riders saw their revenue increase 15 percent in 2024, going from $35.6 million in 2023 to $40.8 million last year. That […]

Mario Alford saves the Saskatchewan Roughriders from themselves (& 12 other thoughts)

Peter Klein - 2025-06-21

On a day with the most sunlight of the year, the Roughriders and Argonauts treated their fans to a game that felt like it might go all night. In the end, the Riders somehow came away with a 39-32 win. Saskatchewan found a balance between feeling like they should have won by 50 while also […]