All CFL teams slated to open training camp Sunday - BERITAJA

Training campy originates Sunday for the Toronto Argonauts and 8 different CFL teams. Here’s a look astatine the different squads arsenic they statesman preparing for the 2026 regular season, which originates June 4 pinch the Montreal Alouettes visiting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Montreal — The Alouettes landed backup backmost Dustin Crum successful free agency but released mediate linebacker Darnell Sankey and protect backmost Dionte Ruffin (both now pinch B.C.). Davis Alexander is 11-0 successful the regular play but made conscionable 7 starts past play owed to a hamstring ailment. The defence could usage different large twelvemonth from Canadian protect lineman Issac Adeyemi-Berglund, who registered 11 sacks successful 2025.

Ottawa — Ryan Dinwiddie enters his first play arsenic caput coach and wide head aft starring Toronto to 2 Grey Cups complete 5 seasons arsenic caput coach. The Redblacks were again progressive successful free agency _ pinch Canadian linebacker A.J. Allen (Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders), American receiver Ayden Eberhardt (B.C. Lions) and Canadian kicker Brett Lauther (free agent) among the newcomers. Dru Brown returns arsenic the starter pinch seasoned Jake Maier added successful free agency arsenic insurance.

Hamilton — Veteran Bo Levi Mitchell enters his 4th play pinch the Ticats and 14th successful the CFL. He was named the East Division’s outstanding subordinate the past 2 years. Canadian Tre Ford, who began past play arsenic Edmonton’s starter, is Mitchell’s backup. Other caller faces see linebacker Wynton McManis (Toronto) and receivers Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (Edmonton), Mario Alford (Saskatchewan) and Kearic Wheatfall (Winnipeg), pinch Alford besides a standout returner.

Winnipeg — Canadian moving backmost Brady Oliveira and starter Zach Collaros some return. American Tim White (Hamilton) should bolster a receiving corps that includes seasoned Canadian Nic Demski. Ditto for newcomers Jarell Broxton (B.C.) and Jake Ceresna (Edmonton) helping the violative and protect lines, respectively. Quarterback Taylor Elgersma, the ’24 Hec Crighton Trophy victor astatine Laurier, signed successful April aft spending clip successful the NFL and UFL.

Saskatchewan — Many acquainted faces from past year’s Grey Cup-winning squad return but the Riders still person holes to capable pinch the departure of Alford, Allen, world protect lineman Habakkuk Baldonado (Ottawa), American DL Malik Carney (Edmonton), Lauther (released), receivers Dohnte Meyers (NFL, Cincinnati) and Canadian Tommy Nield (Winnipeg). Veteran protect lineman Micah Johnston retired to go the club’s protect statement coach.

Edmonton — Cody Fajardo, the ’23 Grey Cup MVP, originates the play arsenic the starter aft opening 2025 down Ford. Fajardo vanished 2nd successful the CFL successful completion percent (73.2 per cent). Running backmost Josh Rankin will beryllium cardinal fig offensively. Rankins rushed for 1,013 yards (5.3-yard average) and 9 TDs successful 2025 while adding 56 catches for 713 yards and 4 touchdowns. However, the Elks vanished past wide successful violative points (21.9 per game) and second-last successful passing (244 yards per game).

Calgary — The backup spot down incumbent Vernon Adams Jr. is up for grabs pinch P.J. Walker’s retirement. Receiver Reggie Begelton is expected to return aft missing about of past twelvemonth pinch a knee injury. That’s bully news for a receiving corps that will beryllium without Dominique Rhymes (retired) and Canadian Damien Alford (NFL’s New Orleans Saints). Calgary’s defence besides has immoderate holes to capable pinch the departures of protect lineman Jaylon Hutchings and linebacker Jacob Roberts (both pinch NFL’s Minnesota Vikings).

B.C. — The presence of Darnell Sankey should adhd a tough, beingness beingness successful the middle. Ayden Eberhardt (Ottawa) is gone but backmost Nathan Rourke — CFL’s apical Canadian and outstanding subordinate past twelvemonth — still has plentifulness of weapons astatine his disposal. Veteran Keon Hatcher Sr. anchors a receiving corps that besides see Stanley Berryhill III and Canadians Justin McInnis and Jevon Cottoy. And past there’s moving backmost James Butler (third successful CFL rushing pinch 1,213 yards). But the nonaccomplishment of violative lineman Broxton to Winnipeg will wounded up front.

This study by BERITAJA was first published May 9, 2026.