Football (CFL)

Chris Jones and Shawn Burke are both keeping an open mind about the 2024 CFL draft. Jones, the Edmonton Elks head coach/GM, currently holds the top selection of the April 30 draft with Burke, the GM of the Ottawa Redblacks, slated to pick second.

Dave Ritchie, who was the head coach of the B.C. Lions for their iconic '94 Grey Cup victory over the Baltimore Stallions, died Saturday. He was 85. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers, another CFL team Ritchie coached, confirmed the death.

WATERLOO, ONTARIO — It wasn't his best performance, but it was good enough to earn Nicholas Gendron a spot in the CFL's national combine.

When Dawson Marchant steps onto the turf at the University of Waterloo on Friday, it'll be just another workout.

REGINA — Larry Dean is transitioning from the football field to the front office. The veteran linebacker retired Thursday after seven CFL seasons.

TORONTO — He still considers himself a player but Aaron Grymes is preparing for life after football. Grymes, 33, is participating in the CFL mentorship program.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts added Drew Tate to their coaching staff Tuesday as an offensive assistant. Tate, a former CFL quarterback, spent last season coaching receivers with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

He's a two-time Grey Cup champion, but Cody Fajardo enters the 2024 season once again with something to prove. The veteran quarterback led an upstart Montreal Alouettes franchise to a stunning Grey Cup title last season.

Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly is denying allegations that he harassed a former employee of the CFL club.

TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Football League is investigating allegations made by a former Toronto Argonauts strength and conditioning coach who alleges to have been wrongfully dismissed after being harassed by quarterback Chad Kelly, the league annou