2025 @CFL hot stove league

[GA Russell]

Tom Clements has been named Green Bay's offensive coordinator. My memory is a little vague, but I think I saw him twice - once in '79 for the Rough Riders and once for the Bombers in Hamilton at the Hall of Fame game when Jake Gaudaur, Terry Evanshen and Joe Kapp were inducted. I'll have to look up what year that was.

He was himself inducted into the Hall of Fame in '94.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/tom-clements-named-packers-new-offensive-co-ordinator/article2324784/

[GA Russell]

Jeff Reinebold (!!) will be the Als' defensive coordinator.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=386808

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Jim Daley with be an assistant coach for the Ticats.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=386818

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Simeon Rottier has signed with the Eskimos.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=386856

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Jovan Olafioye has signed with the St. Louis Rams.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=386822

[GA Russell]

I see that the Riders released Alexandre Gauthier Tuesday.

http://www.leaderpost.com/sports/football/roughriders-football/Riders+moving+without+Gauthier+left+tackle/6080749/story.html

[GA Russell]

Claiming to have recovered from the broken leg he suffered in the NFL, Rashad Jeanty is returning to the Eskimos.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387067

[GA Russell]

The Als have released Anwar Stewart and Danny Desriveaux.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387259

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Indianapolis has struck again, this time signing Justin Hickman.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387264

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Alan Thicke once tried to line up a group to buy the Ticats, and had Martin Short and OJ Simpson on board. It all ended when Simpson got arrested.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387159

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Ricky Williams has retired from the NFL.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/ricky-williams-retiring-from-nfl/article2329677/

[GA Russell]

Jovan Olafioye has signed with the St. Louis Rams.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=386822

The Rams found something about Olafioye's health that they didn't like, so he has returned to the Lions.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387381

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Marc Cohon's contract has been extended for three years. I've got nothing at all against him, but I've never understood why everybody likes him and so many important people didn't like Tom Wright.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387345

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Wes Cates is set to become a free agent, and the Riders have decided that they won't try to sign him. The Riders also released Marc Parenteau.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387405

[GA Russell]

The Als have released Sandro DeAngelis. How the mighty have fallen.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387531

[GA Russell]

Jerome Messam has signed with Miami.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387601

[GA Russell]

TSN has changed the text of its Messam article linked to above. Now the word is that Miami has offered him a contract, but he hasn't signed it yet.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/jerome-messam-mulling-over-deal-with-dolphins/article2335531/

[GA Russell]

Jamal Lee has retired. Famous mostly for being Orville Lee's son, I guess he just wasn't playing enough.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387708

[GA Russell]

The Riders also released Marc Parenteau.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387405

That didn't take long. The Argos have signed Marc Parenteau.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387723

[GA Russell]

The Argos have cut Wes Lysack.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387735

[GA Russell]

The Argos have released Lin-J Shell.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=386162

The Lions have signed Lin-J Shell.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387779

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Free agency starts tomorrow.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?id=58750

http://tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?id=54713

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The Argos have signed Jason Barnes.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387814

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/jason-barnes-signs-with-argonauts/article2338367/

[GA Russell]

Jerome Messam has signed with Miami.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387601

TSN has changed the text of its Messam article linked to above. Now the word is that Miami has offered him a contract, but he hasn't signed it yet.

http://www.theglobea...article2335531/

Apparently Jerome Messam signed the Dolphins contract today.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387834

[GA Russell]

Here's a good team-by-team examination of the free agent market - who's available and who needs what.

http://www.theglobea...article2338514/

PS - I note that the article says that the Als released Tim Maypray.

Edited February 15, 2012 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

On the first day of free agency, only one noteworthy signing by a new team - The Riders signed Dominic Picard.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387938

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Here's a wrap on today's signings.

http://www.theglobea...article2340142/

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Al Brenner has died.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387937

Edited February 16, 2012 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

Word is that Greg Carr has come to terms with the Eskimos, but the team hasn't received the signed contract yet.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387936

[GA Russell]

Warren Hudson has died.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=388018

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Adam Tafralis has signed with the Argos. I liked him with the Ticats.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=388017

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Brendon LaBatte has signed with the Riders.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387975

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Byron Parker has come to terms with the Lions.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387979

[GA Russell]

Here's a wrapup of Day 2 of free agency.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/roughriders-bolster-offensive-line-with-labatte-picard/article2340603/

[Soulstation1]

Do they have CFL fantasy football?

[GA Russell]

Do they have CFL fantasy football?

ss1, I'm pretty sure there is one on the league's website, cfl.ca.

[GA Russell]

Andy Fantuz has joined the Ticats.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/tiger-cats-sign-fantuz/article2341994/

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=388072

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Gene Makowski is expected to announce his retirement today.

[GA Russell]

Here's the announcement of Gene Makowski's retirement.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=388069

[GA Russell]

The Lions have released Jarious Jackson.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=386640

The Argos have signed Jarious Jackson.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=388112

[GA Russell]

The Ticats have signed Kevin Eiben and two other free agents. I think that Eiben should have retired rather than finish out his career with a new team.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/tiger-cats-add-three-more-free-agents/article2343155/

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=388174

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Casey Printers and Terrell Owens will be teammates in the Indoor Football League.

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=388155