CFL (Non-Bombers) off-season news

[VictorRomano]

That's nuts. No reciever is worth that. Big contract extensions usually lead to : i) fall off in expected productivity or ii) injury, either way, its nuts. League is trying to remain solvent and teams doing this, perfect.

I bet that Hamilton will sell half a mil worth of Lawler jerseys alone over the next 3 years.....If Hamilton's pricing scheme is anything like Winnipeg (almost $250 for a customized jersey), that's only 2000 jerseys....roughly 700 per year.

[Tecno]

What did Kenny leave here for?  Wasn't it already $300k?  $275k?  So $333 avg really isn't much more.  And they lock him down.

I think Kenny will do well, like '25 well.  But we've seen there are ways to shut him down, and he no longer catches everything sent his way.  Kenny did absolutely nothing vs us in '25.

I actually think WPG in '24 used him more intelligently than HAM has.  They always go for the deep bomb.  We created all these quicker crossers & corners for him that were very successful.

[TBURGESS]

That's crazy money for any receiver.

[Jesse]

That's crazy money for any receiver.

With cap increases, it's probably the same percentage as any of his other contracts. It's certainly not the only 300+ contract in the league right now.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

With cap increases, it's probably the same percentage as any of his other contracts. It's certainly not the only 300+ contract in the league right now.

Read somewhere this makes the 3rd time Lawler has become the highest paid non-QB in the CFL, rare bird, who else in the league is making over $300k? 

I always felt FG kickers were underpaid, other than the QB they effect the outcome of games more than any other player.

[Tecno]

I always felt FG kickers were underpaid, other than the QB they effect the outcome of games more than any other player.

Except you can still play & win with garbage K's.  You just go for it on 3rd a whole lot (or punt) until you get to the 25.  We've actually seen this a couple of times in the last few seasons on various teams.

Certainly not ideal though!