The Edmonton Elks have released Canadian quarterback Tre Ford and committed to Cody Fajardo under centre for the upcoming CFL season.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old Ford, from Niagara Falls, Ont., started the 2025 season as the Elks’ starting quarterback but lost the job to Fajardo after a 1-4 start to the season.<\/p>\n
Fajardo, who was traded by the Alouettes to Edmonton in December 2024 after being displaced in Montreal by rising star Davis Alexander, went 6-7 for the remainder of the season and passed for 3,408 yards, 14 touchdowns and seven interceptions.<\/p>\n
Ford was originally selected by the club in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2022 CFL Draft.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In 60 career games with the Elks, Ford passed for 4,651 yards, 29 touchdowns, and 19 interceptions.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old Fajardo, from Brea, Calif., is entering his 11th CFL season. He was named the MVP of the 2023 Grey Cup when he led Montreal to a 28-24 win over Winnipeg.<\/p>\n
The commitment to Fajardo comes a day after the Elks signed star receiver Austin Mack, who was a favourite target of Fajardo that season.<\/p>\n
“We believe a fresh start is in the best interests of both Tre and the organization,” Elks general manager Ed Hervey said in a release.<\/p>\n
“This decision should not be viewed as a reflection of Tre\u2019s character or ability as a player, but rather as a strategic move aligned with our goal of building the most competitive football team possible for 2026.”<\/p>\n
Fields re-signs with Riders<\/p>\n
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed defensive back DaMarcus Fields to a two-year contract extension.<\/p>\n
The native of Taylor, Texas, posted career-highs in 2025 with 57 defensive tackles, 11 special teams tackles, two interceptions and a team-leading eight pass knockdowns over 18 regular season games.<\/p>\n
Fields added five defensive tackles and one special teams tackle in the playoffs as Saskatchewan defeated Montreal 25-17 in the Grey Cup.<\/p>\n
Fields has played all 36 regular-season games since joining the Riders in 2024.<\/p>\n
Tiger-Cats re-sign Talbert<\/p>\n
The Tiger-Cats have re-signed defensive back Destin Talbert.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old from Darien, Ill., has recorded 113 defensive tackles, three special teams tackles, five interceptions and one defensive touchdown since joining the Ticats in 2024.<\/p>\n
He led the team and was second in the league with 12 pass knockdowns last season.<\/p>\n
The B.C. Lions have re-signed wide receiver Hergy Mayala to a one-year contract.<\/p>\n
Mayala was originally signed to the Lions’ practice roster last August after a stint with the Toronto Argonauts, where he made three receptions for 40 yards in seven appearances.<\/p>\n
A veteran of 72 CFL games, the Montreal native was selected eighth overall by the Calgary Stampeders in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He hauled in 67 receptions for 846 yards and five touchdowns across two seasons with the Stamps.<\/p>\n
Mayala moved to his hometown Alouettes from 2022-23, recording 40 catches for 527 yards and two majors in 20 games.<\/p>\n
He signed with the Edmonton Elks for 2024 and registered 47 receptions for 503 yards and five touchdown grabs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Edmonton Elks have released Canadian quarterback Tre Ford and committed to Cody Fajardo under centre for the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":445203,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-445202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}