CFL SEASON PREVIEW CONFERENCE CALLS BEGIN TUESDAY

TORONTO (April 21, 2017) – The Canadian Football League (CFL) will once again host a series of season preview conference calls this year to give media access to each team ahead of the kickoff for the 2017 CFL season.

In addition, the CFL will also host a conference call on Tuesday May 2^nd ahead of the CFL Draft with TSN football analyst Duane Forde and CFL.ca columnist and Draft Insider Marshall Ferguson.

The CFL Draft will take place on Sunday, May 7^th. The CFL hosted a conference call with three top prospects from the Scouting Bureau Rankings on April 13^th. Media can listen to the call with Johnny Augustine, Dariusz Bladek, and Danny Vandervoort here.

SEASON PREVIEW CONFERENCE CALLS

All conference calls will take place at 1:00pm ET unless otherwise stated, and the call-in details (see below) will be the same for each call. Any changes or updates will be sent out in advance of the call.

Tuesday, April 25^th – Ottawa REDBLACKS

General Manager Marcel Desjardins, Head Coach Rick Campbell, and quarterback Trevor Harris will be present on the call

Tuesday, May 2^nd – CFL Draft call with Duane Forde and Marshall Ferguson

Wednesday, May 3^rd – Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Tuesday, May 9^th – Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Tuesday, May 9^th – 4:00pm ET – Edmonton Eskimos

Wednesday, May 10^th – BC Lions

Thursday, May 11^th – Calgary Stampeders

Tuesday, May 16^th – Toronto Argonauts

Wednesday, May 17^th – Saskatchewan Roughriders

Thursday, May 18^th – Montreal Alouettes

OTTAWA REDBLACKS SEASON PREVIEW CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS: 

What: Conference call with the Ottawa REDBLACKS
When:  Tuesday, April 25^th

1:00 pm ET
Call-In Number: 416.406.0743 / 1.800.898.3989
                         Passcode: 4723430

On the Call:  General Manager Marcel Desjardins

Head Coach Rick Campbell

Quarterback Trevor Harris