CFL News

Grey Cup MVP Nick Arbuckle leads Toronto Argonauts into opener with 13 different starters

3Down Staff - 2025-06-05

The defending champion Toronto Argonauts will still have the Grey Cup MVP at the helm when they open the 2025 season on Friday, but the lineup will include 13 different starters from the last time they took the field. Nick Arbuckle will get the nod at quarterback as franchise pivot Chad Kelly begins the year […]

QB Davis Alexander begins tenure as face of franchise alongside tweaked Montreal Alouettes lineup

3Down Staff - 2025-06-05

The Montreal Alouettes will start a new era on Friday night but most of the players on the field will be very familiar to fans. The team will introduce a handful of new starters into the lineup for their season opener, though most already have experience with the team. Chief among those is quarterback Davis […]

The highest-paid CFL players at every position for 2025

Justin Dunk - 2025-06-05

Athletes want to be the best and many are competitive when it comes to the business side of the game, just as they are on the field. Let’s take a look at the highest-paid Canadians and Americans in the Canadian Football League for the 2025 season. Canadians are denoted with an “N” for National while […]

Saskatchewan QB Trevor Harris wants to win CFL M.O.P.: ‘Anybody that says I don’t want to be an MVP, that’s a lie’

Justin Dunk - 2025-06-05

Saskatchewan Roughriders’ quarterback Trevor Harris would like to win the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player award, though it’s not his sole focus in 2025. The 39-year-old passer believes being an M.O.P. candidate comes as a byproduct from his team being a Grey Cup contender. “Anybody that says, ‘I don’t want to be an MVP,’ that’s a […]

CFL teams warn of online scam impersonating them, targeting potential vendors

3Down Staff - 2025-06-05

Multiple CFL teams have raised the alarm on social media, warning of an online scam targeting vendors. According to the posts, an individual or group has been reaching out to vendors posing as a representative of the CFL or one of its teams to offer space at their local home opener. The scammers then request […]

Toronto Argonauts officially rule out Chad Kelly, Janarion Grant for Week 1

3Down Staff - 2025-06-04

The Toronto Argonauts will be without franchise quarterback Chad Kelly when they take on the Montreal Alouettes on Friday night. The 31-year-old native of Buffalo, N.Y. suffered a fractured leg in last year’s East Final, which prevented him from playing in the Grey Cup. Though he was recently cleared for practice and was a limited […]

CFL on TSN to rotate active players on panel, no timeline for Milt Stegall’s return

John Hodge - 2025-06-04

The CFL on TSN is taking a renewed approach to its broadcasts for 2025. The network’s panel will travel to all nine stadiums over the course of the upcoming season, sources told 3DownNation, including visits to Regina and Montreal in Week 1. Kate Beirness is returning to host the panel with Henoc Muamba and Davis Sanchez […]

3DownNation’s 2025 CFL season predictions: Grey Cup winner and loser

3Down Staff - 2025-06-04

The CFL’s regular season kicks off on Thursday night, which means it’s time to make predictions for this year’s championship game in Winnipeg. The Blue Bombers are the only West Division team to reach the Grey Cup since 2019, though they’ve dropped three straight in upset fashion. Toronto and Montreal have won recent championships, while […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders to field four new starters for season-opener against Ottawa

3Down Staff - 2025-06-04

The Saskatchewan Roughriders will field four new starters when they host the Ottawa Redblacks for their season-opener on Thursday. Payton Collins, a 24-year-old rookie out of Eastern Kentucky, will start at left tackle as Trevon Tate has been moved to left guard. Collins is six-foot-seven and 301 pounds and allowed only seven sacks on 2,209 collegiate […]

3DownNation CFL Week 1 predictions: best bets for Redblacks at Riders, Als at Argos, Ticats at Stamps

Peter Klein - 2025-06-04

We’re back for another season of best bets in the Canadian Football League. Everything feels wide open this year, so it should be fun to try to find an edge as we go along. This week, we’re going to take a look at three games plus a couple of season-long plays that have caught my […]