Where every pending CFL free agent agreed to terms in tampering window: updated

Photo courtesy: Arthur Ward/Saskatchewan Roughriders.

If you thought CFL free agency began on Tuesday, February 10, think again.

The league’s communication window, also known as the legal tampering window, opened on Sunday, February 1, and teams wasted no making decisions.

Even though teams have until Sunday, February 8, at 12 p.m. EST to speak to pending free agents, and no deals can become legally binding until Tuesday, February 10, more than 30 players have agreed to terms on contracts with new teams. That included over 25 of 3DownNation‘s top 50 available players entering the day.

All nine franchises took different approaches. The Ottawa Redblacks turned over much of their roster, striking deals with 11 players. The Edmonton Elks and Winnipeg Blue Bombers weren’t far behind, each making a series of key additions. Other teams opted to stand on early signings, like the B.C. Lions, who did not have a single contract reported.

Here is a look at what every team has accomplished — who they had signed, who they added, and who they lost.

Please note that “N” denotes National players (ie. Canadians), “A” denotes American players, and “G” denotes Global players.

B.C. Lions

Pre-signings: LB Darnell Sankey (A), DL Casey Sayles (A)

Agreed to terms: None

Reportedly departing: OL Jarell Broxton (A), REC Ayden Eberhardt (A)

Edmonton Elks

Pre-signings: REC Austin Mack (A)

Agreed to terms: OL Brendan Bordner (A), DL Malik Carney (A), OL Jordan Murray (A), QB Taylor Powell (A), REC Joe Robustelli (A), OL Coulter Woodmansey (N), REC Brendan O’Leary-Orange (N)

Reportedly departing: LB Michael Brodrique (A), DB Devodric Bynum (A), DL Jake Ceresna (A), DL Jonathan Kongbo (N)

Retired: FB Tanner Green (N)

Calgary Stampeders

Agreed to terms: DB Devodric Bynum (A), REC Dejon Brissett (N)

Reportedly departing: None

Signed: RB Deonta McMahon (A)

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Agreed to terms:  DL James Vaughters (A) 

Signed: RET James Letcher Jr. (A), LB Josh Woods (A)

Reportedly departing: LB A.J. Allen (N), DL Habakkuk Baldonado (G), DL Malik Carney (A), QB Jake Maier (A), REC Tommy Nield (N), SAM C.J. Reavis (A), REC Joe Robustelli (A)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Pre-signings: REC Tim White (A)

Agreed to terms: OL Jarell Broxton (A), DL Jake Ceresna (A), DB Jonathan Moxey (A), REC Tommy Nield (N)

Reportedly departing: DB Demerio Houston (A), OL Eric Lofton (A), REC Jerreth Sterns (A), DL James Vaughters (A)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Pre-signings: OL Chris Kolankowski (N)

Agreed to terms: OL Eric Lofton (A), REC Tyson Middlemost (N), DL Kene Onyeka (N)

Signed: QB Tre Ford (N), LB Wynton McManis (A)

Reportedly departing: DB DaShaun Amos (A), RB Greg Bell (A), OL Brendan Bordner (A), LB Brian Cole II (A), DB Jonathan Moxey (A), OL Jordan Murray (A), QB Taylor Powell (A), OL Coulter Woodmansey (N), REC Brendan O’Leary-Orange (N)

Toronto Argonauts

Pre-signings: DL DeWayne Hendrix (A), RB/KR Peyton Logan (A), SAM Adarius Pickett (A), OL Dakoda Shepley (N)

Agreed to terms: DB DaShaun Amos (A), DL Jonathan Kongbo (N), DB Robert Priester (A)

Reportedly departing: REC Dejon Brissett (N), LB Wynton McManis (A)

Ottawa Redblacks

Trade acquisition: LB Nyles Morgan (A)

Agreed to terms: LB A.J. Allen (N), DL Habakkuk Baldonado (G), RB Greg Bell (A), LB Michael Brodrique (N), LB Brian Cole II (A), REC Ayden Eberhardt (A), DB Demerio Houston (A), DB Scott Hutter (N), QB Jake Maier (A), SAM C.J. Reavis (A), DL Dylan Wynn (A)

Reportedly departing: QB Dustin Crum (A), DB Robert Priester (A)

Montreal Alouettes

Pre-signings: KR DeVonte Dedmon (A)

Agreed to terms: QB Dustin Crum (A), REC Jerreth Sterns (A)

Reportedly departing: DB Scott Hutter (N), RET James Letcher Jr. (A), DL Dylan Wynn (A)

Retired: DB Marc-Antoine Dequoy (N)