B.C. Lions

List of players who say they aren’t going to training camp continues to grow

by
Drew Edwards
April 21, 2019

A number of high profile CFL players have said they won’t be showing up at training camp without a new CBA in place, including quarterbacks Bo Levi Mitchell and Mike Reilly.

But they are hardly alone.

Here’s an admittedly incomplete list of players who have explicitly said they won’t be at camp without a new deal (a number of other players have dropped hints but haven’t said so definitively.) We’ll update it as more names become available.

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Bo Levi Mitchell, QB, Calgary Stampeders
Nick Arbuckle, QB, Calgary Stampeders

I’m in the same boat as @DonnyjGLA6 2nd year of my rookie contract making minimum but standing with the rest of the players in the league. No training camp without a new CBA

— Nick Arbuckle (@arbuckle_QB) April 18, 2019

Don Jackson, RB, Calgary Stampeders
Derek Dennis, OL, Calgary Stampeders
Rob Maver, P, Calgary Stampeders

https://twitter.com/rmaver6/status/1118658560936726528

Courtney Stephen, S, Calgary Stampeders
Ted Laurent, DL, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

I'm with that https://t.co/3XlXSYorcs

— Ted Laurent (@tedlaurent) April 10, 2019

Shawn Lemon, DE, Toronto Argonauts
James Wilder Jr., RB, Toronto Argonauts
Mike Reilly, QB, B.C. Lions
Andrew Harris, RB, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

NO PAY… NO PLAY! #CFLPA

— Andrew Harris (@andrewharris33) April 19, 2019

Vernon Adams, QB, Montreal Alouettes

https://twitter.com/bigplay_va/status/1118608368027914240

Odell Willis, DE, B.C. Lions
Tony Washington, OT, Montreal Alouettes

Buddy they been holding our pay for 7 months? Why would we show up to, leave our jobs to go and not get paid by our teams? Trust me no deal #notcoming pic.twitter.com/dz9h4E7Yd4

— tony washington (@t_dubsworld12) April 18, 2019

Brendan Gillanders, RB, Ottawa Redblacks
Anthony Orange, DB, B.C. Lions

Let’s be honest. The @CFL is effectively starving all players in an effort to pressure us into signing some bs cba. This strategy is dirty and disrespectful. We will not be bullied. We will not play if there is no cba. There is no cfl without the players.

— A.O. 🍊 (@intloranges) April 17, 2019