CFL NOTEBOOK: BONECRUSHER MAKES DOUBLE ANNOUNCEMENT
CALGARY – CFL all-star offensive lineman Derek Dennis intends to end his career as a Calgary Stampeder after re-signing with the football club for 2023.
Dennis, 34, was eligible for free agency Feb. 14.
He was a division and CFL all-star in 2022 when he started 14 games at left tackle for Calgary.
Dennis suffered a season-ending leg cracked fibula in September during a game against the B.C. Lions.
“I’m still in rehab improving daily trying to prepare myself for my best and final season,” Dennis said Monday in statement released by the Stampeders.
The Temple alumnus was part of an offensive line that allowed a league-low 17 sacks, as well as help the Stampeders lead the league in average rushing yards per game with 135.3, and running back Ka’Deem Carey win the season’s rushing title.
OTTAWA – Canadian offensive lineman Drew Desjarlais has returned to the CFL as an Ottawa Redblack.
The 25-year-old from Belle River, Ont., signed a two-year deal with Ottawa after spending last season with the NFL’s New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints.
Desjarlais was drafted in the first round, No. 4 overall, by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2019 CFL draft out of Windsor
He was a member of two Grey Cup-winning teams with Winnipeg and was a West Division all-star in 2021.
VANCOUVER – Canadian offensive lineman David Knevel has signed a contract extension with the B.C. Lions.
Knevel was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 14.
He missed all of last season after undergoing shoulder surgery.
The six-foot-eight 325-pound native of Brantford, Ont., appeared in all 14 regular-season contests in 2021, seeing action at both guard and tackle.
B.C. selected Knevel in the third round, No 21 overall, in the 2018 CFL draft out of Nebraska.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are pleased to launch the Grey Cup Festival Legacy Grant Program.
The grant program will help establish and support projects and programs across the province of Saskatchewan in the areas of youth, healthy lifestyles and mental health.
“The Grey Cup Festival is so much more than just a way to bring CFL fans together, it is a way to make a lasting impact in the province of Saskatchewan,” said Grey Cup Festival Operations Chair and Roughriders Chief Financial Officer Kent Paul. “Through the Grey Cup Festival Legacy Grant Program, communities across the province will continue to benefit from the success of the Festival – and it allows us to continue to support Saskatchewan’s greatest asset: our people.”
Saskatchewan municipalities, Indigenous communities and registered charitable organizations are all invited to apply for funding, with up to $50,000 available per grant.
The Grey Cup Festival Legacy Grant Program is just one aspect of the legacy of the 2022 Grey Cup Festival. The full impact of the Festival, alongside the winners of the grant program, will be announced later this spring.
(Canadian Press/Photo: CFL)
