CFL GEARS UP FOR 2021
Free agency period officially opens February 9, 2021 at noon ET
TORONTO (December 4, 2020) – The Canadian Football League (CFL) is gearing up for a 2021 season by putting in place the building blocks for teams building their rosters.
It announced today:
- A moratorium on the re-signing of players clubs will be lifted, effective December 7 at noon ET.
- The league’s free agency period – during which teams can sign any player whose CFL contract has expired – will open February 9 at noon ET.
- The full list of pending free agents has now been shared with all CFL teams and it is being released today to the media and the public. (It is attached, below.)
“As we look forward to 2021 and a CFL season with optimism, we are moving to provide our clubs with the guidelines and information they need to build competitive rosters,” said Randy Ambrosie, Commissioner of the CFL.
“While we are quite aware of the COVID-19 challenges currently facing society at large and sports in particular, we are also encouraged by the almost daily reports of progress in the development and distribution of rapid tests, treatments and, most importantly, vaccines. We are taking every step to be prepared to return to the field next year.”
Here is the full list of CFL players who become free agents as of February 9:
BC LIONS
| PLAYER | IMP | POS | COLLEGE |
| ALLEN, Darius | A | DL | Colorado State - Pueblo |
| ARNDT, Will | A | QB | Western Connecticut State |
| BAILEY, Devon | N | WR | St. Francis Xavier |
| BARNETT, Mitchell | N | LB | UBC |
| BURNHAM, Bryan | A | WR | Tulsa |
| CASHER, Chris | A | DL | Faulkner University |
| CLARKE , Adrian | N | LB | Bishop's |
| DAVIS, DyShawn | A | LB | Syracuse |
| DOLL, Tanner | N | LB | Calgary |
| FIGUEROA, Joel | A | OL | Miami |
| FRANCIS, Kevin | N | DB | North Carolina A&T |
| GAMBOA, Victor | A | DB | Eastern Washington |
| GUZYLAK-MESSAM, Isaiah | N | DB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| HAYNES, Kevin | A | LB | Central Washington |
| HERDMAN , Jordan | N | LB | Simon Fraser |
| HOLLEY, Caleb | A | WR | East Central C.C. |
| JOHNSON, Shaquille | N | WR | London Beefeaters |
| JOHNSON, Hakeem | N | DB | Western University |
| JOHNSON, Micah | A | DL | Kentucky |
| KNEVEL, David | N | OL | Nebraska |
| KONAR , Adam | N | LB | Calgary |
| KRAEMER, Grant | A | QB | Drake |
| LOUIS, Claudell | A | DL | Fresno State |
| LYLES, Jamel | N | RB | Manitoba |
| LYN, Keondrick | A | DB | Syracuse |
| MACKIE, David | N | FB | Western University |
| MOORE, Wayne | N | RB | McMaster |
| NEWSOME, Jonathan | A | DL | Ball State |
| NORMAN, Philip | A | OL | Bethune-Cookman |
| PEIRSON , Andrew | N | OL | Gannon |
| PLU, Benjamin | G | WR | Thonon-les-Bains Black Panthers |
| RAINEY, Chris | A | RB | Florida |
| RHYMES, Dominique | A | WR | Murray State |
| RUTLEY, Brandon | A | RB | San Jose State |
| TAVAI, JR | A | DE | USC |
| VILLAMIZAR , Mario | N | FB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| WALKER , Cameron | N | DL | Guelph |
| WHITE, John | A | RB | Utah |
EDMONTON FOOTBALL TEAM
| PLAYER | IMP | POS | COLLEGE |
| BEAULIEU, Jordan | N | DB | Western University |
| BOATENG , Kwaku | N | DL | Wilfrid Laurier |
| BURKS, Brandon | A | RB | Troy |
| CHARETTE , Alexander | N | WR | Guelph |
| CHARLES, Stefan | N | DL | Regina |
| COOPER, Shaquille | A | RB | Fort Hays State |
| DIGGS, Vontae | A | LB | Connecticut |
| DRAHEIM, Tommie | A | OL | San Diego State |
| DUPUIS, Alexandre | N | FB | Montreal |
| ELLINGSON, Greg | A | WR | Florida International |
| ELLIOTT, Kevin | A | WR | Florida A&M |
| GABRIEL, Jermaine | N | DB | Bishop's |
| GREEN, Tanner | N | RB | Concordia |
| HUTTER, Scott | N | DB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| JONES, Korey | A | LB | Wyoming |
| KELLY, Colin | A | OL | Oregon State |
| KILGORE, Logan | A | QB | Middle Tennessee State |
| LOFTON, Eric | A | OL | Temple |
| MARSHALL, Korliss | A | RB | Eastern Illinois |
| MCMASTER, Harry | N | WR | Western University |
| O'DONNELL, Matthew | N | OL | Queen's |
| O'NEILL, Hugh | N | P | Alberta |
| ONYEKA, Godfrey | N | DB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| PARKER, Anthony | N | WR | Calgary |
| PIPKIN, Antonio | A | QB | Tiffin |
| PITTMAN, Brandon | A | LB | North Carolina State |
| RALPH , Jimmy | N | WR | Alberta |
| RENFROW, Justin | A | OL | Miami |
| ROGERS, SirVincent | A | OL | Houston |
| ROSS, Shai | N | WR | Manitoba |
| ROUYER , Maxime | G | LB | McGill |
| ROY, Jean-Simon | N | OL | Laval |
| RYAN, Shakeir | A | WR | Northwestern State |
| SEWELL, Almondo | A | DL | Akron |
| SHAW, Kenny | A | WR | Florida State |
| SMITH, Rodney | A | WR | Florida State |
| SMITH , Blair | N | LB | Angelo State |
| SMITH , Tevaun | N | WR | Iowa |
| STANGBY, Joshua | A | WR | Ottawa (Kansas) |
| TAYLOR, Alex | N | RB | Western University |
| TUCK, James | N | FB | York |
| TUGGLE, Justin | A | DL | Kansas State |
| VANDERVOORT , Daniel | N | WR | McMaster |
| WALTON, Jonathan | A | LB | South Carolina |
| WASHINGTON, Trumaine | A | DB | Louisville |
| WHYTE, Sean | N | K | South Fraser Rams Jr. |
| WILLIAMS, Terry | A | RB | Kutztown |
CALGARY STAMPEDERS
| PLAYER | IMP | POS | COLLEGE |
| AMBLES, Markeith | A | WR | Houston |
| BERGMAN, Shane | N | OL | Western University |
| BROWN, David | N | OL | Western University |
| CARON, Pierre-Luc | N | LB | Laval |
| COZART, Montell | A | QB | Boise State |
| DANIEL, Robertson | A | DB | Brigham Young |
| ERDOS, Bradley | N | OL | Simon Fraser |
| GINGRAS-GAGNON, Simon | N | FB | Laval |
| HUNCHAK, Colton | N | WR | York |
| JOHNSON, Leon | A | OL | Temple |
| JONES , Riley | N | LB | UBC |
| JORDEN, Kamar | A | WR | Bowling Green State |
| KASITATI, Nila | A | OL | Oklahoma |
| KLUKAS , Michael | N | WR | Calgary |
| LANGLAIS, William | N | RB | Sherbrooke |
| LAW, Cordarro | A | DL | Southern Mississippi |
| LEONARD, Richard | A | DB | Florida International |
| METCHIE, Royce | N | DB | Guelph |
| MEZZALIRA, Eric | N | LB | McMaster |
| MIDDLETON, Chase | A | LB | Georgia State |
| MOXEY, Jonathan | A | DB | Boise State |
| ORIMOLADE, Folarin | A | DL | Dartmouth |
| PAREDES, Rene | N | K | Concordia |
| PECK, Aaron | A | WR | Fresno State |
| PFEFFER, Ronald | N | K | Wilfrid Laurier |
| POWER, Charlie | N | RB | Saskatchewan |
| PRUKOP, Dakota | A | QB | Oregon |
| ROBO, Asnnel | G | RB | Montreal |
| ROGERS, Eric | A | WR | California Lutheran |
| SALGADO , Andres | G | WR | Condors CDMX |
| SCEVIOUR , Ryan | N | OL | Calgary |
| SHEFFIELD, Sterling | A | DE | Maine |
| SINDANI, Richard | N | WR | Regina |
| SOPIK, Fraser | N | LB | Western University |
| WALL, Jamar | A | CB | Texas Tech |
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
| PLAYER | IMP | POS | COLLEGE |
| BRASSEA , Rene | G | OL | Fundidores |
| BROWN, Blace | A | DB | Troy |
| CHEVRIER , Alexandre | N | LB | Sherbrooke |
| DABIRE , Charbel | N | DL | Wagner College |
| EDEM, Mike | N | DB | Calgary |
| ELIMIMIAN, Solomon | A | LB | Hawaii |
| EVANS, Shaquelle | A | WR | UCLA |
| FAULK, Jeremy | A | DL | Garden City College |
| FOSTER, Otha | A | DB | West Alabama |
| FRANKLIN, James | A | QB | Missouri |
| GAINEY, Ed | A | DB | Appalachian State |
| HARTY, Jake | N | WR | Calgary |
| HENDERSON, Carlos | A | WR | Louisiana Tech |
| HUGHES, Charleston | A | DL | Northwood University |
| HUS , Jorgen | N | LS | Regina |
| LAVOIE, Patrick | N | FB | Laval |
| MARSHALL, Nick | A | DB | Auburn |
| MCCRAY, LJ | A | DB | Catawba |
| MOORE, Kyran | A | WR | Austin Peay |
| ONYEKA , Nakas | N | LB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| POWELL, William | A | RB | Kansas State |
| REAVES, Jordan | N | DL | Brandon University |
| SCHRAM , Braden | N | OL | Calgary |
| ST. JOHN, Josiah | N | OL | Oklahoma |
| STAFFORD, Kenny | A | WR | Toledo |
| TEITZ, Micah | N | LB | Calgary |
| VAUGHN, Terran | A | OL | Stephen F. Austin State |
| WILLIAMS-LAMBERT, Jordan | A | WR | Ball State |
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS
| PLAYER | IMP | POS | COLLEGE |
| ALEXANDER, Brandon | A | DB | Central Florida |
| ANTIGHA, Oluwatobi | A | DL | Presbyterian College |
| BAILEY, Rasheed | A | WR | Delaware Valley |
| BRIGGS, Jesse | N | LB | McGill |
| BRYANT, Stanley | A | OL | East Carolina |
| CALVER, Brandon | N | LB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| DEMSKI , Nic | N | WR | Manitoba |
| EXUME, Kerfalla-Emmanuel | N | DB | Montreal |
| FEOLI GUDINO, Julian | N | WR | Laval |
| GAUTHIER, Shayne | N | LB | Laval |
| GRAY, Geoff | N | OL | Manitoba |
| HARDRICK, Jermarcus | A | OL | Nebraska |
| HARRIS, Andrew | N | RB | Nanaimo Raiders Jr. |
| JEFFCOAT, Jackson | A | DL | Texas |
| JOHNSON, Jovon | A | DB | Iowa |
| JOHNSON, Josh | A | DB | Purdue |
| LATOUR, Maxime | N | LS | Sherbrooke |
| LYLES, Chris | A | DB | Mississippi College |
| MCGUIRE, Sean | A | QB | Western Illinois |
| MEDLOCK, Justin | A | K | UCLA |
| MILES, Thomas | N | LB | Manitoba |
| MILLER, Mike | N | FB | Acadia |
| NEUFELD, Patrick | N | OL | Saskatchewan |
| PETERMANN, Daniel | N | WR | McMaster |
| REMPEL, Chad | N | LS | Saskatchewan |
| RICHARDSON, Steven | A | DL | Minnesota |
| RUSH , John | N | LB | Guelph |
| SPELLER, Cody | N | OL | McMaster |
| TAYLOR, Nicholas | A | DB | Florida International |
| THOMAS, Jake | N | DL | Acadia |
| WHITEHEAD, Lucky | A | WR | Florida Atlantic |
| WILLIAMS, Darrell | A | OL | South Florida |
| WILSON, Kyrie | A | LB | Fresno State |
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS
| PLAYER | IMP | POS | COLLEGE |
| ACKLIN, Jaelon | A | WR | Western Illinois |
| BANKS, Brandon | A | WR | Kansas State |
| BENNETT , Jackson | N | RB | Ottawa |
| BEVERETTE, Tyrice | A | LB | Stony Brook |
| BROOKS, Cariel | A | DB | Adams State |
| CIRACO, Darius | N | OL | Calgary |
| CRAWFORD, Aaron | N | LS | Saint Mary's |
| DALY, Michael | N | DB | McMaster |
| DEAN, Larry | A | LB | Valdosta State |
| FILER, Mike | N | OL | Mount Allison |
| FREY, Chris | A | LB | Michigan State |
| GIRARD , Mathieu | N | OL | Montreal |
| GNAHOUA , Valentin | G | DL | McGill |
| GOLDING , Brett | N | OL | Wilfrid Laurier |
| HERDMAN-REED, Justin | N | LB | Simon Fraser |
| JACKSON, Don | A | RB | Nevada |
| JONES, Brian | N | WR | Acadia |
| LAWRENCE, Simoni | A | LB | Minnesota |
| LEVELS, Patrick | A | DB | Baylor |
| MARSHALL, Jalin | A | WR | Ohio State |
| MASOLI, Jeremiah | A | QB | Mississippi |
| MAULDIN, Lorenzo | A | DL | Louisville |
| MOORE, Hayden | A | QB | Cincinnati |
| MURRAY, Derico | A | LB | Kent State |
| NEWTON, Curtis | N | LB | Guelph |
| POSEY, DeVier | A | WR | Ohio State |
| REVENBERG, Brandon | N | OL | Grand Valley State |
| STEPHEN, Courtney | N | DB | Northern Illinois |
| THOMAS ERLINGTON, Sean | N | RB | Montreal |
| TUCKER, Marcus | A | WR | Northern Michigan |
| VAN ZEYL, Chris | N | OL | McMaster |
| WADE, Brett | N | DL | Calgary |
| WILLIAMS, Frankie | A | DB | Purdue |
TORONTO ARGONAUTS
| PLAYER | IMP | POS | COLLEGE |
| ACKIE, Chris | N | DB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| ADJEI, Natey | N | WR | Buffalo |
| BAZZIE, Alex | A | DL | Marshall |
| BEDE, Boris | A | K | Laval |
| BLADEK , Dariusz | N | OL | Bethune-Cookman |
| BOATENG , Matthew | N | DB | Fresno State |
| BRESCACIN, Juwan | N | WR | Northern Illinois |
| CAGE, Isiah | A | OL | Wisconsin Eau Claire |
| CIBASU , Regis | N | WR | Montreal |
| COLQUHOUN, Arjen | N | DB | Michigan State |
| DARBY, Alden | A | DB | Arizona State |
| GILCHRIST, Kennan | A | LB | Appalachian State |
| KOZACHUK, Paul | N | LB | Toronto |
| KWEMO, Nelkas | N | LB | Queen's |
| LOKOMBO, Bo | N | LB | Oregon |
| NEVIS, Drake | A | DL | Louisiana State |
| NOEL, Llevi | N | WR | Toronto |
| O'CONNOR , Michael | N | QB | UBC |
| RADFORD, Denzel | N | DB | Calgary |
| RICHARDS, Randy | A | OL | Missouri State |
| ROH, Craig | A | DE | Michigan |
| WOODSON, Robert | N | DB | Calgary |
OTTAWA REDBLACKS
| PLAYER | IMP | POS | COLLEGE |
| ARAUJO-LOPES, Rafael | A | WR | Pittsburgh |
| BALTIMORE, Sherrod | A | DB | Maine |
| BROWN, Kevin | A | LB | Cincinnati |
| COOMBS, Anthony | N | RB | Manitoba |
| COTE, Mickael | N | LB | Concordia |
| CROCKETT, John | A | RB | North Dakota State |
| DANDRIDGE, Brandin | A | DB | Missouri Western State |
| DAVIS, Dominique | A | QB | East Carolina |
| DUBOIS, Marco | N | WR | Laval |
| ELLIS, Avery | A | DL | Temple |
| EVANS, Randall | A | DB | Kansas State |
| FARRIS, DeAndre | A | DB | Western Kentucky |
| FERNANDEZ, Jerod | A | LB | North Carolina State |
| FLANDERS, Timothy | A | RB | Sam Houston State |
| GOSSELIN, Anthony | N | FB | Sherbrooke |
| HAMLIN, Nathaniel | N | DB | Carleton |
| HARRIS, RJ | A | WR | New Hampshire |
| HAYES, De'Chavon | A | DB | Arizona State |
| HOWELL, Justin | N | DB | Carleton |
| JACKSON, Darius | A | DL | Jackson State |
| JENKINS, Shaneil | A | DL | Shepherd College |
| JOHNSON, Evan | N | OL | Saskatchewan |
| JOHNSON, Kaleb | A | OL | Rutgers |
| KANNEH, Abdul | A | DB | New Mexico Highlands |
| KLASSEN, Michael | N | DL | Calgary |
| KORTE, Mark | N | OL | Alberta |
| LATTANZIO , Ettore | N | DL | Ottawa |
| LAUZON-SEGUIN, Jason | N | OL | Laval |
| LEWIS , Wesley | N | WR | Houston Baptist |
| MALTOS , Jose | G | K | Nueva Leon |
| MASON, Danny | A | DE | Texas A&M Commerce |
| MAXWELL, Dagogo | N | DB | UBC |
| MULUMBA-TSHIMANGA, Christophe | N | LB | Maine |
| NORMAN, Dwayne | A | LB | Duke |
| ONYEKA , Kene | N | DL | Carleton |
| PICKETT, Andrew | N | OL | Guelph |
| RODGERS, Na'ty | A | OL | Houston |
| SALMON, Shaheed | A | LB | Samford |
| TINDAL, Corey | A | DB | Marshall |
| UNAMBA, Don | A | DB | Southern Arkansas |
| VILLALOBOS, Guillermo | G | WR | ITESM Toluca |
| WAKEFIELD, Michael | A | DL | Florida International |
| WARD , Lewis | N | K | Ottawa |
| WILLIAMS, Avery | A | LB | Temple |
| WILLIAMS, Malcolm | N | WR | Langley Rams Jr. |
MONTREAL ALOUETTES
| PLAYER | IMP | POS | COLLEGE |
| ABSHER, Dante | A | WR | Glenville State College |
| ALFORD, Mario | A | WR | West Virginia |
| BANNER, Bo | N | DL | Central Washington |
| BARON, Woody | A | DT | Virginia Tech |
| BENSON, Mike | N | LS | Acadia |
| BLANC, Jean-Samuel | N | DL | Montreal |
| BOWMAN, John | A | DL | Wingate University |
| BRAY, Quan | A | WR | Auburn |
| CARTER, Ryan | A | DB | Clemson |
| CARTER, Malcolm | N | WR | Carleton |
| CRANSTON , Ty | N | DB | Ottawa |
| CUNNINGHAM, BJ | A | WR | Michigan State |
| EVANS, Ciante | A | DB | Nebraska |
| FAUBERT-LUSSIER , Felix | N | WR | Laval |
| FLOYD, Tevin | A | LB | The Citadel |
| FOGG, Kevin | A | DB | Liberty |
| GAGNON, Philippe | N | OL | Laval |
| GLASS, Tyquwan | A | DB | Fresno State |
| HAWKINS, Donald | A | OL | Texas |
| HUNTER, Monshadrik | A | DB | Arkansas State |
| JOHNSTONE, Tyler | N | OL | Oregon |
| JONES, Jarnor | A | DB | Iowa State |
| JULIEN-GRANT, Kaion | N | WR | St. Francis Xavier |
| LALAMA , DJ | N | LB | Manitoba |
| LEWIS, Eugene | A | WR | Oklahoma |
| LOFFLER, Taylor | N | DB | UBC |
| LUKE , Junior | N | DL | Montreal |
| MENARD, David | N | DL | Montreal |
| MOISAN , Etienne | N | WR | Laval |
| MUAMBA, Henoc | N | LB | St. Francis Xavier |
| MURRAY-LAWRENCE , Shaquille | N | RB | UNLV |
| NORMAND , Christophe | N | FB | Laval |
| POULIN, Jean-Gabriel | N | LB | Western University |
| REID, Greg | A | DB | Florida State |
| RICE, Landon | N | OL | Manitoba |
| ROJAS KUHLMANN, Diego | G | OL | ITESM Toluca |
| ROLLAND-JONES, Ja'Von | A | DL | Arkansas State |
| ROOSEVELT, Naaman | A | WR | Buffalo |
| RUTHERFORD, Trey | N | OL | Connecticut |
| SCHLEUGER, Chris | A | OL | Alabama Birmingham |
| SHILTZ, Matt | A | QB | Butler |
| SIMMONS, Antonio | A | DE | Georgia Tech |
| SUTTON, Tyrell | A | RB | Northwestern |
| TERMANSEN, Dominique | N | DB | UBC |
| TRACY, Adrian | A | DL | William & Mary |
| WASHINGTON, Tony | A | OL | Abilene Christian |
| WIENEKE, Jake | A | WR | South Dakota State |
| WILDER, James | A | RB | Florida State |