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TORONTO — As Mark’s Labour Day Weekend approaches in the CFL, front offices across the league are keeping tabs on what’s happening south of the border.
With the NFL season in the books, Saturday marked cutdown day across the league, with teams required to reduce their roster to a maximum of 53 players on the active/inactive list.
Recent first round pick Mathieu Betts, former Calgary defenders Alex Singleton and Jameer Thurman, and star receivers Diontae Spencer, Brandon Zylstra and Duke Williams are among players who were released on Saturday.
Those who do not have CFL draft rights are eligible to sign with any team in the league. However, players that have been released could sign practice roster agreements or new contracts with a different NFL club.
CFL.ca is tracking players on NFL rosters with Canadian Football League ties:
*Indicates rights to player via CFL Draft
| NAME | POSITION | LAST CFL TEAM | NFL TEAM | CURRENT STATUS |
| Christian Covington | DL | BC* | Dallas Cowboys | On Roster |
| Ty Long | K | BC | Los Angeles Chargers | On Roster |
| Jake Ceresna | DL | EDM | New York Giants | Free Agent |
| Kenny Ladler | DB | EDM | New York Giants | Free Agent |
| Deon Lacey | LB | EDM | Buffalo Bills | Claimed by Miami Dolphins |
| Duke Williams | WR | EDM | Buffalo Bills | Signed to practice roster |
| Austin Pasztor | OL | EDM* | Tennessee Titans | Free Agent |
| Mathieu Betts | DL | EDM* | Chicago Bears | Free Agent |
| Brandon Zylstra | WR | EDM | Minnesota Vikings | Claimed by Carolina Panthers |
| Stefan Charles | DL | EDM* | Atlanta Falcons | Free Agent |
| Marken Michel | WR | CGY | Philadelphia Eagles | Free Agent |
| Alex Singleton | LB | CGY | Philadelphia Eagles | Signed to practice roster |
| Laurent Duvernay-Tardif | OL | CGY | Kansas City Chiefs | On Roster |
| Jameer Thurman | LB | CGY | Chicago Bears | Free Agent |
| James Vaughters | DL | CGY | Chicago Bears | Signed to practice roster |
| Brett Jones | OL | CGY | Minnesota Vikings | On Roster |
| Sam Eguavoen | LB | SSK | Miami Dolphins | On Roster |
| Jordan Williams-Lambert | WR | SSK | Chicago Bears | Free Agent |
| David Onyemata | DL | SSK* | New Orleans Saints | Reserve/suspended |
| Antony Auclair | TE | SSK* | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | On Roster |
| Erik Harris | DB | HAM | Oakland Raiders | On Roster |
| Terrell Sinkfield | WR/DB | HAM | New York Giants | Free Agent |
| Dontrelle Inman | WR | TOR | Los Angeles Chargers | On Roster |
| Michael Palardy | P | TOR | Carolina Panthers | On Roster |
| Greg Van Roten | OL | TOR | Carolina Panthers | On Roster |
| Diontae Spencer | WR | OTT | Pittsburgh Steelers | Claimed by Denver Broncos |
| Eli Ankou | DL | OTT* | Jacksonville Jaguars | On Roster |
| Jeff Richards | DB | OTT | Los Angeles Chargers | Free Agent |
| Brett Maher | K | OTT | Dallas Cowboys | On Roster |
| Michael Ola | OL | MTL | New Orleans Saints | Free Agent |
| Jonathon Mincy | DB | MTL | Chicago Bears | Free Agent |
| Tevaughn Campbell | DB | MTL | New York Jets | Free Agent |
