{"id":650662,"date":"2026-05-06T02:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T02:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/650662\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T02:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T02:57:08","slug":"receiver-davaris-daniels-announces-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/650662\/","title":{"rendered":"Receiver DaVaris Daniels announces retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO \u2014 Receiver DaVaris Daniels announced his retirement from football <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX-S7h1FhgP\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">on Tuesday via social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Daniels appeared in 125 CFL games, catching 444 passes for 6,609 yards and 43 touchdowns with Calgary (2016-2018), Edmonton (2019) and Toronto (2021-2025).<\/p>\n<p>RELATED<br \/>\u00bb Player Bio: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/davaris-daniels\/161757\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"DaVaris Daniels\">DaVaris Daniels<\/a><br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/08\/22\/what-drives-me-davaris-daniels-presented-by-amsoil-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">What Drives Me, Davaris Daniels Presented by AMSOIL<\/a><br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Subscribe to the CFL\u2019s newsletter for exclusive offers and league updates - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/newsletter\/\" data-uw-original->Subscribe to the CFL\u2019s newsletter for exclusive offers and league updates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have felt the highest this game has to offer and I have felt what it\u2019s like to lose it all,\u201d said Daniels. \u201cBut through every setback I found perseverance. I found gratitude. Nothing in life is ever promised. And through my faith I can see clearly now that God was preparing me for what was about to come. Things may not always happen when or the way you want them to \u2014 but he is always right and he is always right on time. I came out the other side grateful. Grateful to be on a team. Grateful to compete. Grateful for every single day I got to play this game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs one chapter closes I step into what\u2019s next carrying everything this game gave me \u2014 character, perspective, resilience and a gratitude for life that I never could have found any other way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniels was part of three Grey Cup-winning squads with the Stampeders (2018) and Argonauts (2022, 2024), and was also named Most Outstanding Rookie in 2016 with Calgary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the city of Calgary \u2014 you brought me back to life when I needed it most and I will never forget that,\u201d said the pass-catcher. \u201cTo the city of Toronto \u2014 thank you for embracing me and making me feel at home. To my teammates, my family and every single fan who rode with me through this journey \u2014 I felt every bit of your support and I am deeply grateful. And above all, thank you to God for never letting me quit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                                <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO \u2014 Receiver DaVaris Daniels announced his retirement from football on Tuesday via social media. 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