CFL Free Agency: Best remaining Canadians and Americans
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The Canadian Football League's off-season kicks into another gear as the free agency window opens on Sunday at Noon et/9am pt, allowing teams to talk with pending free agents and make formal contract offers.
The negotiation window will be active until Noon et/9am pt on Sunday, Feb. 9 and all offers are registered with the CFL and CFL Players' Association. After that, those pending free agents will have an exclusive 48-hour negotiating period with the teams they are still under contract with.
Those teams have until 10am et/7am pt on Tuesday, Feb. 11 to make an offer to their own free agents and those offers are also registered with the league and CFLPA. The players can then accept any registered offers on the table from 10am et/7am pt until Noon et/9am pt. Unsigned players will become free agents at 12:01pm et/9:01am pt that same day and will be able to sign with any team.
With that on the horizon, Dave Naylor and Farhan Lalji have compiled lists of the top remaining Canadians and Americans heading for the open market.
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Canadians
1. Sean McEewen – OL – Cgy
Age 31. Played in 17 game each of last two seasons. 3 time CFL all-star.
2. Robbie Smith – DL –Tor
Age 27. Missed two games in three years, 6 sacks each of the past two seasons. 65 tackles the past two seasons.
3. David Beard – OL – Ham
Age 31. Played in all 18 games the past two seasons, starting centre for Hamilton, 2024 CFL all-star.
4. Kiondre Smith – WR – Ham
25 years old. Career highs in 74 catches for 933 yards and seven touchdowns.
5. Royce Metchie – S – Tor
Age 28. Has missed on RS game in three years with Toronto. Career high 87 tackles in 2024. 3-time Grey Cup champion.
6. K. Julien-Grant – WR – Mtl
Age 28. Played just 21 games the past two seasons, amassing 998 yards and 1 TD.
7. Michael Couture – OL
Age 30. Played 12/18 RS games with BC last season as starting centre.
8. Laim Dobson – OL – Wpg
Age 28. Bombers starting left guard in 2024 and CFL all-star.
9. Sukh Chungh – OL – BC
Age 32. Former #2 overall, CFL West all-star 2018 and 2023. Started all 18 RS games for BC at right guard.
Americans
1. Jake Ceresna – DL – Tor
Age 30. Played 35 regular season games the past two seasons, 20 sacks. 2-time CFL all-star (‘22 & ‘24)
2. Nyles Morgan – LB – Edm
Age 28. Has had back-to-back 100+ tackle seasons, played all 18 games in ’24, 7 sacks the past two seasons. (Only 3rd player in team history to record 100 tackles in a season.) 4th and 2nd in league tackles the past 2 years. (Missed three games in ’23)
3. Eugene Lewis – WR – Edm
Age 31. Had 1,070 yards and 10 TD’s (tie career high) in ’24. 297 YAC yards.
4. Kenny Lawler – WR – Wpg
Age 30. Elite production but has played just 34 games the past three seasons.
5. Marcus Sayles – DB – Sask
Age 30. Has played 53 games the past three years. Career high 4 int’s in 2024. 2-time CFL all-star in ’22 & ’24.
6. Damon Webb – DB – Ott
Age 29. Eight interceptions and three sacks the past two seasons.
7. Steven Dunbar – WR – Ham
29 years old, Started all 18 games, with 75 catches for 1,149 and 5 TD’s, three games of 140+ yards. 2-time CFL East All-star (’22 &’24)
8. Manny Rugamba – LB – BC
Age 26. Started 16 games in 2024 with 73 tackles. CFL West all-star in 2023 with 58 tackles.
9. Ka’ Deem Carey – RB – Tor
32 years old, played all 18 RS games. Career high in 356 receiving yards. Second-highest rushing total of 1,060.