{"id":496893,"date":"2026-02-24T19:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/496893\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T19:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:07:13","slug":"seven-players-participating-in-cfl-mentorship-program-winnipeg-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/496893\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven players participating in CFL mentorship program \u2013 Winnipeg Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

TORONTO \u2013 Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli and Canadian offensive lineman Landon Rice are among seven players who\u2019ll participate in the league\u2019s mentorship program this year.<\/p>\n

Masoli, an American who spent last season with the B.C. Lions, and Rice, who played in 2025 with the Montreal Alouettes, are both currently CFL free agents. Joining them in the program will be Calgary offensive lineman Bryce Bell, Toronto linebacker Jack Cassar, Hamilton safety Stavros Katsantonis, Winnipeg linebacker Redha Kramdi and Stampeders defensive lineman Folarin Orimolade.<\/p>\n

The program is a joint venture between the league and CFL Players\u2019 Association. It provides participants with a behind-the-scenes look at the business of the game and potential opportunities after football.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMontreal Alouettes quarterback Trevor Harris (17) scrambles as offensive lineman Landon Rice (55) blocks Hamilton Tiger-Cats defensive end Julian Howsare (95) during first half CFL division semi-final football action in Hamilton, Ont., on Sunday, November 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Nathan Denette<\/p>\n

The participants will attend information sessions and do job shadowing at the CFL\u2019s head office in such departments as football operations, social media and content, marketing and communications and partnerships. They\u2019ll also visit TSN \u2014 the league\u2019s broadcast partner \u2014 and assist at the league\u2019s invitational combine in Waterloo, Ont., on March 6.<\/p>\n

Upon completing the program, each player will be paired with a mentor for ongoing advice and guidance on furthering their careers away from the field.<\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 24, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO \u2013 Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli and Canadian offensive lineman Landon Rice are among seven players who\u2019ll participate in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":496894,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-496893","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\/496893","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=496893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}