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<\/p>\nThe 2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders were the last to do so in Regina, which capped a run of three straight years after the Toronto Argonauts (2012) in Toronto and the B.C. Lions (2011) in Vancouver.<\/p>\n
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Receiver Dejon Brissett, who signed with the Stampeders in the off-season after winning two Grey Cups with the Argos (2024, 2022), says commitment to and execution of day-to-day chores will be the key to hoisting the trophy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been on two teams that got there and won it so it\u2019s a process right?\u201d said the 29-year-old from Mississauga, Ont.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo just kind of reinforcing that with the guys, not getting too focused on the end goal, but every single step along the way. Teams that start strong and finish stronger, those are the teams that usually win.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brissett amassed 907 receiving yards for the Argos last year.<\/p>\n
Calgary hosts the defending Grey Cup-champion Saskatchewan Roughriders in a pre-season game May 18. Calgary\u2019s regular season starts June 5 at home to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.<\/p>\n
An 11-7 record to rank third in the West Division in 2025 was a significant turnaround from finishing dead last in the league the previous year. The Stampeders narrowly fell 33-30 to the B.C. Lions in last season\u2019s division semifinal.<\/p>\n
Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., revived Calgary\u2019s offence in his first season as a Stampeder, and was rewarded with a contraction extension on the eve of training camp through to 2028.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe started a winning foundation again, what this city is used to,\u201d Adams said. \u201cWe want to uphold the standard, but we want to raise it even higher. It\u2019s a huge opportunity this year for us and we know what\u2019s at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n
As is his custom, the quarterback ran another spring camp with his receivers in April. <\/p>\n
While the majority of that group in California was familiar to him, there were changes with the retirement of Dominique Rhymes and departure of Damien Alford to the NFL\u2019s New Orleans Saints. <\/p>\n
The CFL\u2019s leading rusher last season with 1,409 yards felt fit in body and mind to start training camp.<\/p>\n
\u201cComing into camp, weighed in at 225 on the dot,\u201d said Dedrick Mills, who also signed a two-year contract extension in the off-season.<\/p>\n
\u201cUsually I\u2019m coming in at 230, 240, 238, 240. It\u2019s probably the best I\u2019ve ever felt body-wise, weight-wise. Mentally, just got married, so feeling very good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Receiver Reggie Begelton and defensive lineman Folarin Orimolade were veterans not in pads Sunday. <\/p>\n
Begelton, who sustained a season-ending knee injury in Week 2 of 2025, was an on-field observer wearing workout clothes.<\/p>\n
Orimolade, who tore his Achilles tendon in September\u2019s Labour Day game, jumped rope on the sidelines with his left ankle in a brace.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey haven\u2019t had their physicals yet,\u201d Dickenson said. \u201cBoth are progressing well, but certain days they\u2019re having some problems.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would like them back for Week 1, both.\u201d<\/p>\n
Defensive back Bailey Devine-Scott started camp on the six-day injured list.<\/p>\n
The retirement of P.J. Walker has opened the door for Josh Love to move up the depth chart and back up Adams. <\/p>\n
The departure of defensive lineman Jaylon Hutchings and linebacker Jacob Roberts to the NFL\u2019s Minnesota Vikings creates competition for starting jobs on defence. Hutchings was released by the Vikings last month but has yet to sign with another team.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe accomplished some positives last year,\u201d Dickenson said. \u201cI\u2019m not one of these guys that you have to win the Grey Cup to consider it a successful season, but it really is levels of success.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve heard in hockey, talk (that) if you don\u2019t win it, you don\u2019t make the playoffs, what\u2019s the difference? For us, there\u2019s levels of success. We want to make sure we\u2019re playing our best football.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve like to get a (playoff) bye and like to give ourselves the best chance, but as far as expectations, we\u2019ve got to be careful on that. Let\u2019s just get better and make sure this week\u2019s important to us and get better on a daily basis.\u201d<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 10, 2026.<\/p>\n
Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders were the last to do so in Regina, which capped a run of three…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":661265,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[879,49,2798,48,2467,2461,2468,2460,2462,2463,44,2464,2465,2466,82],"class_list":["post-661519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-calgary","tag-breaking-news","tag-ca","tag-calgary","tag-canada","tag-central-vancouver-island","tag-nanaimo","tag-nanaimo-breaking-news","tag-nanaimo-news","tag-nanaimo-news-now","tag-nanaimonewsnow","tag-news","tag-oceanside","tag-parksville","tag-qualicum","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661519","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=661519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/661265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=661519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=661519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=661519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}