TORONTO \u2014 Mario Anderson Jr. won’t be helping the Saskatchewan Roughriders defend their Grey Cup title.<\/p>\n
The American running back was among 19 players released by Saskatchewan on Saturday as CFL teams made their final cuts ahead of the start of the 2026 regular season.<\/p>\n
The five-foot-eight, 205-pound Anderson appeared in nine regular-season games with Saskatchewan last year. He ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries (5.6-yard average) while adding four catches for 13 yards.<\/p>\n
But Anderson finished his rookie CFL season on the one-game injured list for Saskatchewan’s 25-17 Grey Cup victory over the Montreal Alouettes. <\/p>\n
He appeared in both pre-season games for Saskatchewan this spring when he ran 10 times for 65 yards while adding three catches for 18 yards.<\/p>\n
CFL teams must get their active rosters down to 44 or 45 players, with a minimum of 21 being Canadian. <\/p>\n
A maximum of 19 players, excluding quarterbacks, can be American with a minimum of one player from outside North America (global).<\/p>\n
Canadian defensive lineman Benoit Marion was placed on the one-game injured list while offensive lineman Darius Bell and receiver Dylan Djete, also both Canadian, went on the six-game injured list.<\/p>\n
Saskatchewan also placed 13 players on the practice roster, including global Tyron Vrede, who signed with the ‘Riders in February following five seasons with the Ottawa Redblacks.<\/p>\n
The Riders begin their Grey Cup defence June 13 hosting the B.C. Lions.<\/p>\n
The Montreal Alouettes also released 19 players, including quarterbacks James Morgan and Canadian Arnaud Desjardins. <\/p>\n
Morgan appeared in 10 games last season with the CFL club, completing 55-of-93 passes for 547 yards with two touchdowns and four interceptions. The six-foot-four, 229-pound quarterback from Green Bay, Wisc., also ran six times for 17 yards.<\/p>\n
The six-foot-15, 215-pound Arnaud played collegiately at Laval and signed with Montreal on May 18. The Montreal native was the RSEQ’s most valuable player in 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n
The Alouettes also placed 13 players on their practice roster. Montreal kicks off the ’26 season Thursday on the road against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.<\/p>\n
Receiver Jackson Tachinski’s bid to make the hometown Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster ended on a disappointing note as he was among 25 players released by the squad. The six-foot-four, 215-pound Tachinski played quarterback at Manitoba but was attempting to make the positional switch in the pro ranks.<\/p>\n
He joined the Bombers earlier this month after being released by the Edmonton Elks. But a more surprising move was Winnipeg’s release of American offensive lineman Kendall Randolph, who started all 18 regular-season games last season.<\/p>\n
Randolph spent two seasons with Winnipeg, starting 23-of-24 games. The six-foot-five, 306-pound offensive lineman played collegiately at Alabama and was a member of the Crimson Tide squad that beat Ohio State 52-24 in the ’21 American college championship game.<\/p>\n
The Ottawa Redblacks released 16 players, including veteran American defensive lineman Dylan Wynn. The six-foot-one, 290-pound Wynn signed as a free agent following two seasons with Montreal.<\/p>\n
Wynn, 32, also spent time in the CFL with Toronto (2017-19) and Hamilton (2019, 2021-23), winning a Grey Cup with the Argos as a rookie.<\/p>\n
Ottawa placed 13 players on its practice roster. The Redblacks open their season Saturday hosting the Edmonton Elks.<\/p>\n
Among the 20 players released by the Calgary Stampeders was receiver Kaylon Horton, who appeared in eight games last season, his first in the CFL. He had a catch for 21 yards but also returned 33 punts for 285 yards and had 19 kickoff returns for 446 yards.<\/p>\n
American running back Deonta McMahon, who spent the previous three seasons with Toronto, was among 12 players to join Calgary’s practice roster. The Stampeders host Winnipeg on Friday night.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 30, 2026.<\/p>\n
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