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TORONTO — CFL.ca is tracking every team’s roster moves as clubs are required to reduce their numbers throughout training camp.
In this first round of roster cuts, teams will reduce their rosters to 85 players, excluding non-counters. They have until 11:59 p.m. local on Saturday, May 9 to announce their cuts. Each team’s list will be posted when they become official leading up to the deadline.
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On Sunday, May 10, training camps will fully open across the league. Preseason action gets underway on Monday, May 18, when the Saskatchewan Roughriders visit the Calgary Stampeders at 3:00 p.m. ET.
The 2026 CFL season kicks off on June 4 as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats host the Montreal Alouettes at 7:30 p.m. ET from Hamilton Stadium.
*Denotes American
**Denotes Global
Released: defensive lineman Charlie Looes*, kicker Matt Ammendola*, quarterback Max Duggan*, running back Elijah Young*, defensive back Peyton Buckley*
Released: Defensive lineman Sundiata Anderson*, running back Peny Boone*, receiver Collin Brunstein*, defensive back D’Angelo Mandell*, defensive back Austin McKinney*, defensive lineman Kevin Orange Jr.*, defensive lineman Nathan Pickering*, offensive lineman Dartanyan Tinsley*
Added to retired list: Kicker Alex Hale*, offensive lineman Justin Osborne*, defensive lineman Aaron Patrick*, receiver Freddie Swain*
Added to six-game injured list: Linebacker Ryder Varga
Released: offensive lineman Josh Castro*, defensive back Jamorri Colson*, linebacker Corey Flagg Jr.*, defensive back Joe Foucha*, wide receiver Jared Gipson*, offensive lineman Kaiden Kertnopf, offensive lineman Connor Klassen, defensive back Tyrell Raby*, defensive lineman Ezekiel Vandenburgh*, defensive lineman D.J. Walden*
Released: offensive lineman Gabe Brown*, offensive lineman Chaz Neal*, receiver TJ Speight*, receiver Latreal Jones*, receiver Mathew Sexton*, quarterback Matt Morrissey*, running back Julian Gray*, running back Marquez Cooper*, defensive lineman TJ Jackson*, defensive lineman Marcel Walker-Burgess*, defensive lineman Jordan Smith*, defensive lineman Josh Pearcy*, linebacker Bo Spearman*, defensive back Jordan Wright*, defensive back Quenton Meeks*, defensive back Iverson Brown*
Released: Defensive lineman Warren Peeples*, linebacker Mike Smith Jr.*, defensive back Cameron McCutcheon*, defensive back Khris Bogle*, running back OJ Arnold*, offensive lineman Zovon Lindsay*, linebacker Johnny Hodges*
Added to suspended list: Defensive back Matt Jackson*, defensive back Javaris Davis*
Added to retired list: Receiver Ben Britton
CALGARY STAMPEDERS
Released: receiver Corey Dyches*, National defensive lineman Jason Janvier-Messier, American offensive lineman Gerald Mincey*
Added to injured-veterans list: receiver Reggie Begelton*, defensive lineman Folarin Orimolade*
Added to six-game injured list: defensive back Bailey Devine-Scott**
Added to suspended list: receiver Ryan Jones*, offensive lineman Ed Montilus*
Released: Quarterback Jacobian Morgan*, offensive lineman Nolan Gorczyca*, running back Micah Bernard*, defensive back Stephen Douglas*, Linebacker Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye*
Added to suspended list: Receiver Kyrese Rowan*, defensive lineman Branson Deen*, defensive lineman Brandon Brown
Released: Not applicable
Released: Receiver Justin Lockhart*
Added to retired list: Long snapper Orin Schellenberg
