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Ready for Kickoff: Previewing the 2016 CFL Season

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After an off-season with unprecedented movement, the 2016 regular season is ready to begin.

CFL.ca has comprehensive previews of each team, both divisions and feature docs on some of the league’s biggest storylines.

LEAGUE-WIDE PRIMER
 
Landry: Making sense of the highly-competitive East
With four teams solid from top to bottom, the East Division is a tough one to pick. CFL.ca’s Don Landry tries to make sense of it all.
 
Morris: Power shift or status quo in the wild, wild West?
Changes in the coaching ranks and players swapping uniforms will give the CFL West Division a new look this season. Jim Morris previews the wild, wild West.
WEST DIVISION PREVIEWS
 
In it To Win It: CFL.ca Profiles the Rapid Change in Riderville
Following a transaction-packed off-season, can Rider Nation expect an immediate contender in 2016? The Riders are in it to win it, starting now.
 
What's old is new again as Wally's World returns
Wally Buono’s presence on the sideline may take some getting used to, there’s nothing new about the league’s all-time wins leader to the BC Lions.
 
Added Weight: Defending Champs have a chip on their shoulder
From hunter to the hunted, Mike Reilly and the Eskimos have their sights set on a championship again regardless of who is at the helm.
 
New-look Stamps set out to silence their critics
Despite many changes, the Stampeders believe at least one thing will stay certain in 2016: their winning ways.
 
Bombers' Harris hoping to lead culture change in Winnipeg
Can Andrew Harris lead the culture change in Winnipeg and lead the Bombers back to the playoffs? Their 2016 season kicks off Friday.
 
The only direction is up, but how high can the Riders fly?
From worst to first? That is the plan in an entirely re-built Riderville with Chris Jones at the helm off the field and Darian Durant still at the controls on it.
 
Jennings & Lulay a Pivot Partnership
CFL.ca’s Brodie Lawson sits down with BC Lions quarterbacks Travis Lulay and Jonathon Jennings to get an in-depth look at their relationship on and off the field.
EAST DIVISION PREVIEWS
 
'The moon is the limit' for upstart Argos
The Argos will have a new stadium, new defence and new outlook on 2016, but can they get the same old Ricky Ray?
 
Tiger-Cats looking to finish what they started
When Ted Laurent opted to re-sign with the Ticats, part of it had to do with some unfinished business. He and the Ticats will try to finish what they started in 2016.
 
No longer a secret, R-Nation has high expectations
Now that everyone’s watching them, can the Ottawa REDBLACKS play with a target on their backs and still take the next step?
 
Can Glenn, Alouettes surprise prognosticators?
Are people undervaluing one of the league’s all-time leading passers? Are the Alouettes being unfairly written off? CFL.ca’s season preview series tries to get to the bottom of it.
 
Clutch In The Capital
In an exclusive feature, CFL.ca relives one of the biggest plays in recent CFL memory; Greg Ellingson’s iconic touchdown in the 2015 Eastern Final that sent the Ottawa REDBLACKS to the Grey Cup in just their second season.
NEW FOR 2016
 
Introducing 'The Waggle' Podcast with James Cybulski and Davis Sanchez
Entering its eighth year of entertaining Canadian football fans, The Waggle is the CFL’s official podcast and is co-hosted by Gemini nominated broadcaster Donnovan Bennett and Toronto Argonauts’ linebacker Henoc Muamba.
 
DraftKings launches daily fantasy for CFL
DraftKings Inc., one of the world’s leading daily fantasy sports sites, announced today new CFL fantasy contests for the upcoming 2016 Season.