{"id":706980,"date":"2026-06-01T03:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T03:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/706980\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T03:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T03:02:09","slug":"linebacker-aaron-casey-among-argonauts-final-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/706980\/","title":{"rendered":"Linebacker Aaron Casey among Argonauts final cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Toronto Argonauts linebacker Aaron Casey (36) sacks Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros (8) during a game in Toronto last season.Nathan Denette\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

American linebacker Aaron Casey, who finished second on the team in sacks last season as a CFL rookie, was among the Toronto Argonauts final cuts.<\/p>\n

Toronto unveiled its moves Sunday. CFL teams had until Saturday to make their final cuts ahead of the start of the regular season. The Montreal Alouettes, Ottawa Redblacks, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Calgary Stampeders announced their roster moves Saturday.<\/p>\n

Clubs had to get their active rosters down to 44 or 45 players, with a minimum of 21 being Canadian. A maximum of 19 players, excluding quarterbacks, can be American with a minimum of one player from outside North America (global).<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-2, 235-pound Casey appeared in 15 games last season. He registered 27 tackles, nine special-teams tackles, six sacks and a forced fumble.<\/p>\n

Casey finished behind defensive lineman Andrew Chatfield Jr. (seven) on the team in sacks. Casey and fellow American linebacker Isaac Darkangelo competed to replace middle linebacker Wynton McManis (Hamilton) during training camp.<\/p>\n

Toronto also signed veteran linebacker Adarius Pickett in the off-season. Pickett was the East Division\u2019s top defensive player in 2023 with the Argos before joining the Redblacks.<\/p>\n

Also released were Canadian offensive lineman Anthony Vandal and American running back\/returner Peyton Logan. The 6-foot-4, 297-pound Vandal spent the last two seasons with Toronto.<\/p>\n

The 5-foot-6, 189-pound Logan was in his first campaign with Toronto after having spent time previously with Calgary (2022-24) and Winnipeg (2025). The Argos also let go of Canadian linebacker Jalen Rayam, a \u201925 draft pick whose father, Thomas, was an offensive lineman in both the NFL and CFL.<\/p>\n

The Calgary Stampeders gave their defence a big boost by re-signing American defensive lineman Jaylon Hutchings. He\u2019s under contract with the CFL club through the 2028 season.<\/p>\n

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Calgary Stampeders’ defensive lineman Jaylon Hutchings (96) chases Edmonton Elks quarterback Cody Fajardo (7) during a game in Edmonton last season.JASON FRANSON\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

Calgary released the 6-foot, 300-pound Hutchings in January, allowing him to sign with the Minnesota Vikings. He was waived by the NFL club April 21.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great to have Hutch back,\u201d Calgary head coach\/GM Dave Dickenson said. \u201cFor him to make a three-year commitment to us is a huge deal. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a force up front for us last season and his return will further bolster our defence and make us a better team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last season, Hutchings had 39 tackles (three for loss), eight sacks, a fumble recovery and forced fumble in 17 games with Calgary. He was named to both the West Division all-CFL and all-CFL teams.<\/p>\n

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed American defensive back Devodric Bynum. He was released Friday by Calgary.<\/p>\n

American offensive lineman Eric Lofton was among 23 players released by Hamilton. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound Lofton was in his first season with the Ticats but had spent time with Ottawa (2017-18), B.C. (2019), Edmonton (2019), Winnipeg (2022, 2024-25) and Saskatchewan (2023).<\/p>\n

Australian punter Nick Haberer, Hamilton\u2019s first pick of the \u201926 global draft, was one of 13 players placed on the practice squad, meaning fellow Aussie Mitch McCarthy \u2013 who spent last season with NCAA-champion Indiana \u2013 will open the season as the Ticats\u2019 starting punter.<\/p>\n

Quarterback Jarret Doege, defensive back Dionte Ruffin and Canadian receiver Hergy Mayala \u2013 all CFL veterans \u2013 were among the 17 players released by the B.C. Lions. Doege joined the squad after earlier being released by Toronto.<\/p>\n

Ruffin joined the Lions following three seasons with Montreal after starting his CFL career with Calgary (2022). Mayala, a 30-year-old Montreal native, arrived in B.C. late last year after previous stops in Calgary (2019, 2021), Montreal (2022-23), Hamilton (2023), Edmonton (2024) and Toronto (2025).<\/p>\n

B.C. also placed 12 players on its practice roster.<\/p>\n

The Edmonton Elks moved Canadian Eloa Latendresse-Regimbald to the retired list, presumably so he could return to school. The CFL club selected the McGill quarterback in the seventh round, No. 58 overall, in the \u201926 CFL draft but the 6-foot-4, 196-pound Montreal native was a receiver during training camp.<\/p>\n

Over his U Sports career, Latendresse-Regimbald threw for 3,845 passing yards, 17 TDs and 14 interceptions while rushing for 1,631 yards and 15 touchdowns in 17 career games. He was Canadian university football\u2019s top rookie in 2022.<\/p>\n

The Elks released 20 players and added 12 to their practice roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Toronto Argonauts linebacker Aaron Casey (36) sacks Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":706981,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[901,888,902,879,877,903,49,48,876,895,896,891,878,521,875,522,520,46,549,295,894,887,914,880,881,893,889,890,884,904,885,909,910,912,907,911,905,908,882,898,899,714,897,906,82,865,61,900,892,886,883,913],"class_list":["post-706980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-alberta","tag-arts-news","tag-bc","tag-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news-video","tag-british-columbia","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canada-news","tag-canada-sports","tag-canada-sports-news","tag-canada-trafficcanada-weather","tag-canadian-breaking-news","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadian-news","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-economy","tag-education","tag-environment","tag-federal-government","tag-foreign-news","tag-globe-and-mail","tag-globe-and-mail-breaking-news","tag-globe-and-mail-canada-news","tag-government","tag-life-news","tag-lifestyle","tag-local-news","tag-manitoba","tag-national-news","tag-new-brunswick","tag-newfoundland-and-labrador","tag-northwest-territories","tag-nova-scotia","tag-nunavut","tag-ontario","tag-pei","tag-photos","tag-political-news","tag-political-opinion","tag-politics","tag-politics-news","tag-quebec","tag-sports","tag-sports-news","tag-technology","tag-travel","tag-trudeau","tag-us-news","tag-world-news","tag-yukon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706980","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=706980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/706981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=706980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=706980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=706980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}