Rider Free Agents 2026

Ten and a couple moved on to coaching. Twenty more draft picks, PR players and some FAs from down south. Toss in some coaching changes and they’ve been hopping i’d say.

Anyway it can be a slow process as you need to sign guys before you know how much cap you have left to sign the next one. Hope they can ink five a week for the next three weeks. Wonder how many they intend to go after hard out of those 30? How many are wait and see and how many are a pass.

Every team suffers free agency in the CFL. It ain’t usually for lack of trying on the team’s GM either.

Can’t blame the players at all for chasing a better cash contract.

Here is my top ten list of question marks

Jake Maier (A)
KeeSean Johnson (A)
Jacob Brammer (A)
Trevon Tate (A)
A.J. Allen (N)
C.J. Avery (A)
Habakkuk Baldonado (G)
Malik Carney (A)
Mike Rose (A)
C.J. Reavis (A)

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Just saw this. And so it begins.

Saskatchewan Roughriders, Malik Carney ‘at a stalemate’ in CFL contract negotiations - 3DownNation

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AJ Allen and CJ Reavis are the two most important there IMO

And Johnson and Carney and Baldonado!

Not over yet. Can’t be easy to leave a GC winning team with the coach like Mace and a locker room like we’ve got. He’ll push for more and who can blame him? But he might stay for less than another team offers because he knows what he’s got. Imagine going to Toronto or Ottawa and leaving this behind?

Still shot from their video interview Re: Winter Meetings.
These boys look like they’ve had too many sleepless night:

Ugh they look rough. I can’t say JOD comes across as the epitome of self health care mind you, but they both look like they hav want bags u see their eyes. Maybe a late night out and too many “sodas”

Lot of nights trying to make the cap work and waiting for agents to get back to them i’d imagine. Give it two more weeks to shed some light on matters. That’s when the tampering window gets into full swing.

Love to be a fly on the wall for those GM and coach rule discussions at the meetings. :wink:

Not sure what they can really say after the BOG voted in that stuff. Pretty toned down probably.

So Campbell was considering retirement? Was all about family for him. Feels that the physical aspect is a non issue. Great to hear and really happy he’s sticking with it!

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The thought of them pissing it up this week with other GMs/Coaches crossed my mind, but neither comes across as the partying type… Well, maybe Mace.
No I’m thinking those tired eyes are more the result of player negotiations and cap considerations.

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I think that chopping the 20yds off the field is the one thing that is set in stone. Soccer stadium compatibility = future expansion for the league.

I actually deleted my post after reading this.
Appears my hope was all for naught.

I can fix that lol. Technology can be useful after all!

Big signing! Hope they’re keeping some loot for Allen and Reavis.

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Good one to keep

Hope so. Hasn’t had much dependability last few years but he has great potential

Stuff that can be worked on hopefully

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I was totally a fan when he started. Can’t predict injuries. Was pulling for Emilia over KSB but to get both is great if affordable. Haven’t seen what they’re paying him yet though.