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2026 CFL FREE AGENCY\u00bb\u00a0CFL Free Agent Tracker: Follow every move here<\/a>
\u00bb Which team made the biggest splash in Free Agency?<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a0A team-by-team look at 2026 CFL Free Agency<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a05 impactful free agency signings so far<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a0More 2026 Free Agency news and analysis<\/a><\/p>\n
BC LIONS | QUARTERBACK NATHAN ROURKE EXTENSION<\/p>\n
Amidst all the news of other teams making splashy signings during the CFL Free Agency Negotiation Window, the BC Lions went about their business signing much of their core pieces from last season to extensions. The impressive part, aside from securing their returning players who were pending free agents, is extending quarterback and reigning Most Outstanding Player Nathan Rourke.<\/p>\n
Did we think he was going anywhere soon? No. It\u2019s the security of having that box checked that will attract other free agents, which creates the sneaky success of the transaction.<\/p>\n
EDMONTON ELKS | QUARTERBACK TAYLOR POWELL<\/p>\n
Speaking of quarterbacks, if the Elks can protect Cody Fajardo<\/a> I think they\u2019re in line to have a bounce back season with Mark Kilam\u2019s leadership as the driving on-field force.<\/p>\n Waiting in the wings, and extremely ready to secure their future, is Taylor Powell<\/a>, who is as good a developmental quarterback in the current CFL landscape as any and is ready to jump in on a moment\u2019s notice.<\/p>\n CALGARY STAMPEDERS | RUNNING BACK DEONTA MCMAHON<\/p>\n MCMAHON\u2019S GOT THE MOVES!#CFLGameday<\/a> \u2014 CFL (@CFL) August 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Dedrick Mills<\/a> signed an extension and will do the majority of the heavy lifting, but Calgary has always found a way to feed their second back in creative ways. Deonta McMahon\u2019s fit in that role is ideal based on his 2025 in Toronto, when he was healthy.<\/p>\n He won\u2019t have major overall production numbers if Mills is healthy, but his production per touch should be amongst the better end of the scale.<\/p>\n SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS | LINEBACKER JOSH WOODS<\/p>\n Darnell Sankey jumped into BC and the Lions went away from both Micah Awe<\/a> and Josh Woods.<\/p>\n I have always respected Woods\u2019 game and knack for flying to the football, which the Roughriders leadership clearly saw as well as they snatched up his services in short order to add depth and top end talent in a single move.<\/p>\n WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS | RECEIVER TOMMY NIELD<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Growing, developing, and improving are all words that come to mind with Tommy Nield<\/a>\u2019s CFL journey as of late.<\/p>\n Many will reference the crucial Western Final catch against BC, but Nield has made the most of every opportunity he\u2019s been given in Toronto and Regina. Now we\u2019ll see where that takes him in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n HAMILTON TIGER-CATS | RECEIVER SHEMAR BRIDGES<\/p>\n Kenny Lawler<\/a> is back, Tim White<\/a> is not.<\/p>\n The Tiger-Cats under-utilized Bridges last year due to an embarrassment of options for Bo Levi Mitchell<\/a>, and Bridges likely could have landed as a second or third option for most teams around the league.<\/p>\n He chose to come back to Hamilton and continue his progression alongside Lawler and Kiondr\u00e9 Smith. It was the right call and his production should thrive as a result.<\/p>\n TORONTO ARGONAUTS | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN JONATHAN KONGBO<\/p>\n On a rep-to-rep basis, Jonathan Kongbo<\/a> has the ability to be one of the CFL\u2019s most effective pass rushers and Toronto is cooking up a defensive front worthy of making noise at all three levels.<\/p>\n The variety of ways Kongbo affects the opposing quarterback will likely lead to a career-high output of pressures for him this season, especially if the re-formed back end can create some coverage sacks.<\/p>\n OTTAWA REDBLACKS | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN HABAKKUK BALDONADO<\/p>\n Habakkuk Baldonado<\/a> said not today! \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f\ud83e\udd0c#CFLKickoff<\/a> \u2014 CFL (@CFL) June 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Long, rangey and full of energy, Habakkuk Baldonado<\/a> can do it all and feels like he hasn\u2019t even displayed his full skillset. Hopefully he finds that in Ottawa with a group that needed some fresh energy and a different means of getting home.<\/p>\n Adding Dylan Wynn on the inside should help as well, but looping Adarius Pickett<\/a> around both will make a mess in a hurry for quarterbacks who will be worried about the name brand notoriety of others before realizing it was Baldonado who made the sack.<\/p>\n MONTREAL ALOUETTES | QUARTERBACK DUSTIN CRUM<\/p>\n
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