{"id":788323,"date":"2026-07-08T13:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/788323\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T13:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:45:16","slug":"adams-jr-headlines-fanduel-canada-day-weekend-players-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/788323\/","title":{"rendered":"Adams Jr. headlines FanDuel Canada Day Weekend Players of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

TORONTO \u2014 Vernon Adams Jr., KeeSean Johnson and James Butler have been named FanDuel Canada Day Weekend Players of the Week in the Canadian Football League (CFL).<\/p>\n

The honour spotlights exceptional statistical performances, pivotal plays, game-breaking feats and more.<\/p>\n

The three players were chosen by a panel composed of representatives from the CFL\u2019s Football Operations, Player and Game Statistics, and Content departments.<\/p>\n

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1. VERNON ADAMS JR. | QUARTERBACK | CALGARY STAMPEDERS<\/p>\n

TOR 36 \u2013 CGY 58<\/a>
\n20-of-25 (80 per cent) with no interceptions
\n405 passing yards; first 400-yard+ game of the season and seventh of career
\nCareer-high six passing touchdowns to tie Calgary\u2019s team record
\nSix 30-yard+ completions, including a 73-yard effort<\/a> to Tevin Jones for a touchdown in the second quarter
\nOne 22-yard rush<\/a> for a touchdown
\nPerfect efficiency rating of 158.3<\/p>\n

2. KEESEAN JOHNSON | RECEIVER | SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS<\/p>\n

SSK 27 \u2013 OTT 22<\/a>
\nNine receptions on 10 targets (90 per cent)
\nCareer-high 137 receiving yards; third 100-yard+ performance of the season
\nOne touchdown; third consecutive game with a major
\nFive second down conversions
\n33 yards after catch<\/p>\n

3. JAMES BUTLER | RUNNING BACK | BC LIONS<\/p>\n

EDM 24 \u2013 BC 36<\/a>
\n15 rushes for 135 yards (average of 9.0), including a 54-yard effort in the first quarter
\nTwo rushing touchdowns; second game with multiple majors this season
\nFour rushes of 10+ yards, including two for 20+ yards
\nThree receptions on four targets for 27 yards
\nSeason-high 162 yards from scrimmage<\/p>\n

2026 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK \u2013 IN REVIEW<\/p>\n

W1<\/a> | Justin Rankin (EDM) | Robert Kennedy III (MTL) | Jake Ceresna (WPG)
\nW2<\/a> | Trevor Harris (SSK) | Tyson Philpot (MTL) | Davis Alexander (MTL)
\nW3<\/a> | Bo Levi Mitchell (HAM) | Justin Rankin (EDM) | Kevin Mital (TOR)
\nW4<\/a> | Tyson Philpot (MTL) | Davis Alexander (MTL) | Chad Kelly (TOR)
\nW5 | Vernon Adams Jr. (CGY) | KeeSean Johnson (SSK) | James Butler (BC)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO \u2014 Vernon Adams Jr., KeeSean Johnson and James Butler have been named FanDuel Canada Day Weekend Players…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":788324,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-788323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788323","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=788323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/788324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=788323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=788323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}