{"id":649326,"date":"2026-05-05T12:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/649326\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:54:08","slug":"former-notre-dame-wide-receiver-will-get-a-shot-with-a-cfl-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/649326\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Notre Dame wide receiver will get a shot with a CFL team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not every former <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaaf\/teams\/notre-dame\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Notre Dame football;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Notre Dame football&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Notre Dame football<\/a> player will <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/notre-dame-football-2026-undrafted-110212502.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:continue their career in the NFL;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;continue their career in the NFL&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">continue their career in the NFL<\/a>, but that doesn\u2019t mean their playing days are over.<\/p>\n<p>Wide receiver Jayden Harrison wasn\u2019t picked up by an NFL team following the draft, but he will get another opportunity with a different professional league, the CFL. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgmsportstrax.com\/2026\/05\/02\/winnipeg-blue-bombers-sign-wr-jayden-harrison-three-others\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:According to BGMSportsTrax.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;According to BGMSportsTrax.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">According to BGMSportsTrax.com<\/a>, the 5-foot, 10-inch pass catcher has signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers after not playing during the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Harrison will always be remembered for his <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/undercoverfan24\/status\/1952027425782861864?s=61&amp;t=nW7PCouJbinxzoQ7zhCi_g\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:98-yard kickoff return;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;98-yard kickoff return&quot;}\" class=\"link \">98-yard kickoff return<\/a> against the <a href=\"https:\/\/ugawire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Georgia Bulldogs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Georgia Bulldogs&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Georgia Bulldogs<\/a> in the 2025 Sugar Bowl, helping the Irish make the College Football Playoff championship game. While he long caught 19-receptions for 211-yards and a score, his special teams spark will always endear Notre Dame fans.<\/p>\n<p>We wish Harrison the best of luck as he tries to continue his professional career in the CFL.<\/p>\n<p>Contact\/Follow us\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/IrishWireND\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@IrishWireND;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@IrishWireND&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@IrishWireND<\/a>\u00a0on X (Formerly Twitter), and like our page on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheFightingIrishWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Mike on X: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mikefchen?s=21&amp;t=nW7PCouJbinxzoQ7zhCi_g\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@MikeFChen;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@MikeFChen&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@MikeFChen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/fightingirishwire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/fighting-irish\/football\/2026\/05\/05\/notre-dame-football-news-update-jaylen-harrison-winnipeg-blue-bombers-cfl-signs\/89940515007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Former Notre Dame WR and special teamer will get a shot in the CFL;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Former Notre Dame WR and special teamer will get a shot in the CFL&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Former Notre Dame WR and special teamer will get a shot in the CFL<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Not every former Notre Dame football player will continue their career in the NFL, but that doesn\u2019t mean&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":649327,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,236020,5919,239361,514,4561,135382,24104,82,7504],"class_list":["post-649326","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-cfl-news","tag-georgia-bulldogs","tag-jayden-harrison","tag-nfl","tag-notre-dame","tag-notre-dame-football","tag-professional-career","tag-sports","tag-winnipeg-blue-bombers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649326","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=649326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}