Baseball pennant races are winding down with the post-season on tap, the CFL season is ‘officially’ under way seeing how Labor Day has passed while the NFL is just getting cranked up.

Source: https://www.100milefreepress.net/sports/the-moj-taylor-give-football-fandom-a-swift-kick-south-of-the-border/

BC Lions quarterback Vernon Adams, right, throws the ball as Calgary Stampeders defensive lineman Shawn Lemon closes in during second half CFL football action in Calgary, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/national-sports/veteran-lineman-shawn-lemon-still-on-cfls-open-market-6575810

Bo Levi Mitchell tops the changing quarterback landscape in the CFL this season.

Source: https://www.100milefreepress.net/sports/ticats-one-of-many-cfl-teams-that-will-have-different-starter-in-2023/

CFL associate vice-president of officiating Darren Hackwood told media during a June pre-season conference call that the threshold to play a game was seven.

Source: https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/stampeders-come-from-behind-to-beat-elks-on-labour-day-1.6547693

Collaros, the first CFL quarterback to start four straight Grey Cups, finished 18-of-22 passing for 226 yards with an interception.

Source: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/fajardo-throws-three-touchdowns-as-alouettes-upset-blue-bombers-28-24-to-win-grey-cup-1.6652052

Dozier started his CFL career with two seasons with the Montreal Alouettes, earning East Division all-star honours in 2018.

Source: https://calgarysun.com/sports/football/cfl/calgary-stampeders/branden-dozier-shores-up-secondary-after-being-re-signed-by-stamps

Eugene Lewis, then with the Montreal Alouettes, reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Ottawa Redblacks during first half CFL football in Montreal, Monday, October 10, 2022.

Source: https://www.sudbury.com/national-sports/veteran-receiver-lewis-ready-to-be-face-of-edmonton-elks-franchise-6833522

Harris has spent 10 seasons in the CFL while playing for the Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Redblacks and Edmonton Elks.

Source: https://leaderpost.com/sports/football/cfl/saskatchewan-roughriders/roughriders-generate-much-needed-buzz-during-free-agent-window

Hasselbach, a former Washington Husky standout, began his career in the CFL and is among only a handful of players to win both a Grey Cup and a Super Bowl.

Source: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/11/25/grading-the-week-down-goes-lsu-down-goes-creighton-cu-buffs-csu-rams-proving-colorados-still-a-college-hoops-state/

He was a four-time CFL all-star with 476 receptions and 7,212 receiving yards with the Lions.

Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/bc-lions-put-faith-in-vernon-adams-as-team-moves-on-from-record-setting-nathan-rourke-1.6401677

However, that didn’t stop the CFL from announcing a partnership with FanDuel this week, which will see that book become “the league’s first authorized gaming operator and an Official Sportsbook Partner.”

Source: https://awfulannouncing.com/international/cfl-stats-issues-gambling-deal.html

However, the unit leads the CFL in sacks (63), turnovers forced (46), interceptions (23) and fewest big-plays allowed (24).

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/national-sports/argos-president-manning-has-plenty-to-be-happy-with-on-and-off-the-football-field-7715185

In a 2019 submission to WorkSafeBC, lawyers for the CFL said it would be “unreasonable” to require the league to pay into the worker compensation model given the inherent risks in the game.

Source: https://www.agassizharrisonobserver.com/sports/pro-athletes-chasing-workers-compensation-for-their-injuries/

It's often said that anything can happen in the CFL and a roaring success in Year 1 of the Péladeau-era of Alouettes football would go a long way to restoring the franchise into the model of stability that it once was.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-alouettes-new-faces-1.6869738?cmp=rss

It sounds like the Ottawa Redblacks will have a new starting middle linebacker for the 2023 CFL season and it likely means the end of Avery Williams’ time in the nation’s capital.

Source: https://ottawasun.com/sports/football/cfl/cfl-free-agency-approaching-redblacks-expected-to-add-hills-santos-knox

Jamal Campbell celebrates his touchdown against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers during second half CFL football action in Toronto on Thursday, August 1, 2019.

Source: https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-stampeders-sign-veteran-canadian-offensive-lineman-campbell-1.6286493

Kelly was a key figure this season for Toronto (16-2), which tied the CFL record for most regular-season victories while establishing a franchise best in that category.

Source: https://www.cornwallseawaynews.com/ontario-news/argos-quarterback-kelly-preparing-to-make-first-cfl-playoff-start/

Last week, the Alouettes upset the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28-24 in Hamilton to secure the franchise's first CFL title since 2010.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/ontario-news/senecal-stout-defence-lead-carabins-to-16-9-vanier-cup-win-over-ubc-7883301

Of his seven-career CFL picks, six were produced in 2022, including an interception he returned for a touchdown.

Source: https://torontosun.com/sports/football/cfl/toronto-argonauts/argonauts-cover-corner-jamal-peters-flies-to-nfls-falcons

Paul said both the total expense and total revenue were up by $6 million in 2022-23 and that was primarily due to the return to a full CFL schedule of 18 games, down from 14 in the pandemic shortened 2021 season.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/roughriders-agm-1.6884557?cmp=rss