CFL (Non-Bombers) 2026 season news

[blue_gold_84]

Roughriders sign LS Benson, DB Edouard

[Ridermania]

Montreal signs returner Mario Alford.

https://3downnation.com/2026/06/18/montreal-alouettes-sign-award-winning-returner-mario-alford/

[Tecno]

Alford had a great PS.  Maybe the guy can still do it if he has a fire lit under him.  He was sure not giving it all in SSK the last 2 seasons.

[Blue In BC]

Randolph moved to 6 game IR in Toronto.

Are playing getting injured this much, this early or are teams just putting most players onto 6 game IR until they can practice?

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Alford had a great PS.  Maybe the guy can still do it if he has a fire lit under him.  He was sure not giving it all in SSK the last 2 seasons.

Alford can still be dangerous, his age and health make teams hesitant to sign him but he averaged a career high 28.3 yds on kick off returns last season at the age of 34 but he only lasted 11 games.

[blue_gold_84]

Argos DB Priester out for season (achilles)

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Ajou, Ajou, Ajou is back.  Will the Riders sign him?

https://3downnation.com/2026/06/30/cfl-reinstates-former-roughriders-receiver-ajou-ajou/

"The allegations against Ajou have not been tested in court."

Interesting detail, the CFL renders a sentence based on allegations?

[Ridermania]

Riders GM stated yearly this year, that he would not be signed by them.

Should head east and start fresh in a new city.

He still has a 6 game suspension before being able to play.

[VictorRomano]

QB Terry Wilson signs with Montreal, according to CFL.ca.  Putting the squeeze on Hamilton.

[Waffler]

QB Terry Wilson signs with Montreal, according to CFL.ca.  Putting the squeeze on Hamilton.

He's not as good as Crum and I know nothing about their 3rd string guy Anthony Brown Jr. you think it would be a minor upgrade at best. I am wondering about Alexander's hamstring now.

Hamilton will have to win with what they have for now. I am sure they are beating the bushes today. Wilson wouldn't have been an upgrade for them except at 3rd down specialist.

[Pigskin]

Ajou, Ajou, Ajou is back.  Will the Riders sign him?

https://3downnation.com/2026/06/30/cfl-reinstates-former-roughriders-receiver-ajou-ajou/

"The allegations against Ajou have not been tested in court."

Interesting detail, the CFL renders a sentence based on allegations?

He signed with Calgary.

[theaardvark]

He signed with Calgary.

And now has to sit our 6 games, right?

Ready for the playoffs...

[Tecno]

QB Terry Wilson signs with Montreal, according to CFL.ca.  Putting the squeeze on Hamilton.

If the move is just to screw up their #1 East rival, that's totally hilarious.  And quite evil.  If you sense a team needs a QB desperately, all teams go and preventatively sign all remaining couch QBs.  LOL.  Question: what other couch QBs are there still?

As for Wilson, you could start him in a pinch.  He's not horrible.  I think he could win 33% on a good team like MTL.

[dd]

So does the signing of Wilson mean Alexander is going to be out with injury??

[Tecno]

So does the signing of Wilson mean Alexander is going to be out with injury??

But they had the bye... so they could have signed Dru before we did?  They would have known about any Alexander injury by that time, no?

I like the theory of "bleep HAM" better than this one.  Pretty sure they start Alexander unless he can't move at all.  They just plan around making him not-mobile: more R.Ray, less Mahomes.  Alexander admitted to this in the Strevie show last week.