{"id":697974,"date":"2026-05-27T21:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/697974\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T21:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:50:16","slug":"damonte-coxie-wants-toronto-argonauts-to-ruffle-some-feathers-as-cfl-road-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/697974\/","title":{"rendered":"Damonte Coxie wants Toronto Argonauts to ‘ruffle some feathers’ as CFL road warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Toronto Argonauts have only six true home games scheduled for the 2026 CFL regular-season as the World Cup has taken over BMO Field for the first-half of summer.<\/p>\n

While some would consider this a disadvantage, star receiver Damonte Coxie is relishing the opportunity to play more games as a visitor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m ready. I love away games. I like being on the road, go to somebody else\u2019s house and chill in their backyard, get on their grill. I like going to people\u2019s cribs because people are defensive about their backyard, so let\u2019s get over here and be disrespectful and kick some stuff around \u2014 make them mad, ruffle some feathers up,\u201d Coxie told 3DownNation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like it. I feel like a lot of the guys on the team feel the same way, it\u2019s just basically another way of coming together and figuring it out because when you\u2019re on the road, it\u2019s just you versus them. Nobody else here to cheer us on, even though it might be a home game. We\u2019re in somebody else\u2019s stadium. Once you understand that, that\u2019s going to pull everybody together and we start gelling, and ain\u2019t nothing you can tell us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Argonauts initially announced they would be \u201chosting\u201d three games at away stadiums, though their recent announcement of 2026 game themes<\/a> dropped this delusion.<\/p>\n

The first two \u201chome\u201d games, which are scheduled for June 26 at Mosaic Stadium in Regina and July 10 at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg, were not mentioned in the announcement. The third \u201chome\u201d game, which is set for July 18 against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Steeltown, was given the theme \u2018Home Away From Home.\u2019<\/p>\n

Fittingly, the club\u2019s first game at BMO Field, which will be played against the Calgary Stampeders on August 6, was given the theme \u2018Home Opener.\u2019<\/p>\n

Like the Argonauts, the B.C. Lions have been displaced from their home stadium due to the World Cup. Instead of becoming CFL nomads, the team found an in-province solution.<\/p>\n

B.C. will play two regular-season games at the Apple Bowl in Kelowna, which serves as the home of the CJFL\u2019s Okanagan Sun. The venue will be expanded to accommodate at least 17,500 fans<\/a> with a maximum possible capacity of approximately 20,000 fans.<\/p>\n

Toronto hosts training camp at the University of Guelph every year, a venue that previously played host to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for regular-season games during the construction of Hamilton Stadium. Though the Argonauts claim to have examined this option among others, they ultimately decided playing extra away games was the best choice for 2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t want to host a game with 5,000 or 7,000 fans, that was predominantly why we made the decision,\u201d Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) president and CEO Keith Pelley told 3DownNation in September<\/a>. \u201cWe know that we could have probably easily have gotten 7,000 or 10,000 at a game, but we didn\u2019t want to do that and we didn\u2019t think that was great for the brand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coxie, who caught 48 passes for 854 yards and six touchdowns over just 10 regular-season games in 2025, believes the extra time on the road should help the Argonauts develop team chemistry.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like throwing a group of men out in the woods. Y\u2019all better figure it out,\u201d he said. \u201cIf y\u2019all don\u2019t come back together, somebody ain\u2019t coming back. It\u2019s just like sending them boys out there to the woods. Y\u2019all just gotta come back, come back together. Ain\u2019t nobody gonna tell you. You gotta be strong like a chain.\u201d<\/p>\n

For what it\u2019s worth, the Argonauts went 2-7 on the road in 2025 amid a disappointing 5-13 season. As a whole, CFL teams went 37-44 during regular-season play away from home.<\/p>\n

Toronto opened training camp on Sunday, May 10. The team won 20-10 in its first preseason game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Argos will finish the preseason against Hamilton on Friday, May 29. Final roster cuts are due on Saturday, May 30, after which the team will play its first regular-season game against the Montreal Alouettes on Friday, June 12.<\/p>\n

The Double Blue recently selected Queen\u2019s offensive lineman Niklas Henning with their first-round pick in the 2026 CFL Draft, though he\u2019s since signed with the Las Vegas Raiders. The team\u2019s other major offseason additions include offensive lineman Dakoda Shepley, strong-side linebacker Adarius Pickett, and defensive back DaShaun Amos.<\/p>\n

In 2025, the Argonauts finished third in the East Division standings with a 5-13 record, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2019. Mike Miller was promoted to the role of head coach following the departure of Ryan Dinwiddie.<\/p>\n

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John Hodge is a longtime Canadian football reporter, insider, and podcaster for 3DownNation. Based in Winnipeg, Hodge is also a freelance television and radio broadcaster and curling reporter for Rock Channel.<\/p>\n

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