Stories By JC Abbott
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers
/ 4 years ago‘Forged in fire’ Bombers’ kicker Ali Mourtada thankful for 2021 struggles
Ali Mourtada spent all offseason perfecting his kicks from the wider Canadian hash marks but when he arrived at Investors’ Group...
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/ 4 years agoElks’ first-round pick Enock Makonzo is Chris Jones’ answer to CFL’s new hash marks
The CFL believes they’ve found a miracle cure for generating more offence next season by narrowing the league’s hash marks and...
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/ 4 years ago‘Nothing was promised to me’: National Championship QB Cardale Jones focused on learning CFL game, not winning starting job
Cardale Jones has never seen a quarterback room more crowded than the one in Commonwealth Stadium. The former Ohio State pivot...
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/ 4 years agoRiders’ Craig Dickenson sees no disadvantage in Cody Fajardo’s union-imposed absence from rookie camp
Star quarterback Cody Fajardo will not be leading the Saskatchewan Roughriders through rookie camp this year, but head coach Craig Dickenson...
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B.C. Lions
/ 4 years agoB.C. Lions ignored media ‘snowball,’ focused on film with surprise first-round CFL Draft pick Nathan Cherry
If draft day is the dessert to finish the four-course meal that is the CFL offseason, than it is rather fitting...
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CFL Draft
/ 4 years agoBombers open to starting a Canadian cornerback after additions of Tyrell Ford, Patrice Rene
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers didn’t believe the right value additions would be available on the board when they held the ninth...
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B.C. Lions
/ 4 years ago‘The CFL is threatening to fundamentally change Canadian football’: CFLPA leadership sounds alarm over league’s CBA proposal, negotiation tactics
It must be nice to live in the world that exists within Randy Ambrosie’s head. On Thursday afternoon, the CFL commissioner...
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/ 4 years ago12 prospects to watch at the 2022 U Sports East-West Bowl
The 2022 CFL Draft has just ended, but teams are already hard at work evaluating next year’s class of talent. That...
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/ 4 years ago‘It was about the difference in the measurables’: athletic testing deciding factor in Riders’ drafting Samuel Emilus over fellow receiver Tyson Philpot
With the seventh overall pick in the 2022 CFL Draft, the Saskatchewan Roughriders faced a choice. Looking to upgrade their depth...
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B.C. Lions
/ 4 years agoRanking every team’s 2022 CFL Draft class
The 2022 CFL Draft is in the books and after an exhausting amount of live coverage, I’ve finally had some time...