Sudden Impact: A team by team look at free agency
TORONTO — When the clock struck noon on February 11, the first wave of free agency washed across the league and it had no shortage of exciting moves.
Cleyon Laing returned to the nation’s capital, signing a deal with the Ottawa REDBLACKS. Chris Rainey is headed back to the Lions Den and Josh Johnson is going to the ‘Peg. Plus, All-Star defensive back Richard Leonard is joining the Calgary Stampeders and receiver DaVaris Daniels is jumping ship to the Argonauts.
While a handful of big names remain, here’s a look what what each team has done so far:
Jump to team:
| BC | Calgary | Edmonton | Saskatchewan | Winnipeg | Hamilton | Toronto | Ottawa | Montreal |
BC LIONS
RB/returner Chris Rainey is returning to the BC Lions (Johany Jutras/CFL.ca)
Additions/Re-Signings:
| Player | Position | Transaction | Former Team |
| Garry Peters | DB | Extended (02/11/20) | — |
| Chris Rainey | RB/RET | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Derek Jones | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | WPG |
| J.R. Tavai | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | OTT |
| Chris Casher | DE | Signed (02/11/20) | CGY |
| Cameron Walker | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | OTT |
| Ryan Brown | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | MTL |
| Ryker Mathews | OL | Signed (02/11/20) | HAM |
| Micah Johnson | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | SSK |
| Kevin Francis | LB | Signed (02/11/20) | OTT |
| Devon Bailey | WR | Signed (02/19/20) | — |
| Nih-Jer Jackson | WR | Signed (02/19/20) | — |
| Dominique Rhymes | WR | Signed (02/21/20) | OTT |
| Caleb Holley | WR | Signed (02/21/20) | OTT |
| Kenny Ladler | DB | Signed (02/25/20) | — |
Departures:
| Player | Position | Transaction | New Team |
| Branden Dozier | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | CGY |
| Jean-Simon Roy | OL | Signed (02/11/20) | EDM |
| David Menard | DL | Signed (02/12/20) | MTL |
| Junior Luke | DL | Signed (02/12/20) | MTL |
| Frederic Chagnon | LB | Signed (02/12/20) | MTL |
| Crezdon Butler | DB | Signed (02/19/20) | TOR |
| Justin Renfrow | OL | Signed (02/19/20) | EDM |
EDMONTON ESKIMOS
Additions/Re-Signings:
| Player | Position | Transaction | Former Team |
| Jonathon Mincy | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Justin Tuggle | LB | Signed (02/11/20) | HAM |
| Tommie Draheim | OL | Re-Signed (02/11/20) | — |
| Korey Jones | LB | Signed (02/11/20) | WPG |
| Brandon Burks | RB | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Shakier Ryan | WR | Signed (02/11/20) | MTL |
| Alex Charette | WR | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Jean-Simon Roy | OL | Signed (02/11/20) | BC |
| Antonio Pipkin | QB | Signed (02/13/20) | MTL |
| Jermaine Gabriel | DB | Signed (02/13/20) | TOR |
| Jimmy Ralph | WR | Signed (02/13/20) | TOR |
| Terry Williams | RB | Signed (02/25/20) | CGY |
| Player | Position | Transaction | New Team |
| Josh Johnson | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | WPG |
| Tyquwan Glass | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | MTL |
| Don Unamba | LB | Signed (02/11/20) | OTT |
| Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga | LB | Signed (02/11/20) | OTT |
| DaVaris Daniels | WR | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Larry Dean | LB | Signed (02/11/20) | HAM |
| Alex Bazzie | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Josiah St. John | OL | Signed (02/12/20) | SSK |
| Monshadrik Hunter | DB | Signed (02/12/20) | MTL |
| Arjen Colquhoun | DB | Signed (02/14/20) | TOR |
CALGARY STAMPEDERS
Additions/Re-Signings:
| Player | Position | Transaction | Former Team |
| Richard Leonard | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | HAM |
| Connor McGough | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | HAM |
| Ronnie Pfeffer | K | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Branden Dozier | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | BC |
| Montell Cozart | QB | Re-Signed (02/11/20) | — |
| Dakota Prukop | QB | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
Departures:
| Player | Position | Transaction | New Team |
| Courtney Stephen | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | HAM |
| Juwan Brescacin | WR | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Chris Casher | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | BC |
| Don Jackson | RB | Signed (02/11/20) | HAM |
| Terry Williams | RB | Signed (02/25/20) | EDM |
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
Additions/Re-Signings:
| Player | Position | Transaction | Former Team |
| James Franklin | QB | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Jordan Reaves | DL | Re-Signed (02/11/20) | — |
| Solomon Elimimian | LB | Re-Signed (02/11/20) | — |
| Josiah St. John | OL | Signed (02/12/20) | EDM |
Departures:
| Player | Position | Transaction | New Team |
| Philip Blake | OL | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Dariusz Bladek | OL | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Micah Johnson | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | BC |
| Alexandre Gagne | LB | Signed (02/12/20) | MTL |
| Denzel Radford | DB | Signed (02/12/20) | TOR |
| Naaman Roosevelt | WR | Signed (02/26/20) | MTL |
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS
Winnipeg has bolstered their defensive backfield with Josh Johnson (Johany Jutras/CFL.ca)
Additions:
| Player | Position | Transaction | Former Team |
| Josh Johnson | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | EDM |
| Thomas Miles | LB | Re-Signed (02/11/20) | — |
| Tobi Antigha | LB | Signed (02/13/20) | TOR |
| Micah Awe | LB | Signed (02/18/20) | TOR |
Departures:
| Player | Position | Transaction | New Team |
| Derek Jones | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | BC |
| Korey Jones | LB | Signed (02/11/20) | EDM |
| Craig Roh | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Drake Nevis | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS
Additions/Re-Signings:
| Player | Position | Transaction | Former Team |
| Dylan Wynn | DL | Extended (02/11/20) | — |
| Don Jackson | RB | Signed (02/11/20) | CGY |
| Courtney Stephen | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | CGY |
| Brian Jones | WR | Re-Signed (02/11/20) | — |
| Qudarius Ford | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Justin Herdman-Reed | LB | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Larry Dean | LB | Signed (02/11/20) | EDM |
| Patrick Levels | DB/LB | Signed (02/12/20) | MTL |
| DeVier Posey | WR | Signed (02/12/20) | MTL |
Departures:
| Player | Position | Transaction | New Team |
| Richard Leonard | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | CGY |
| Connor McGough | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | CGY |
| Anthony Coombs | WR | Signed (02/11/20) | OTT |
| Justin Tuggle | LB | Signed (02/11/20) | EDM |
| Nick Shortill | LB | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Ryker Mathews | OL | Signed (02/11/20) | BC |
| Adrian Tracy | DL | Signed (02/13/20) | MTL |
| Tyrell Sutton | RB | Signed (02/19/20) | MTL |
TORONTO ARGONAUTS
Additions/Re-Signings:
| Player | Position | Transaction | Former Team |
| Juwan Brescacin | WR | Signed (02/11/20) | CGY |
| Philip Blake | OL | Signed (02/11/20) | SSK |
| DaVaris Daniels | WR | Signed (02/11/20) | EDM |
| Nick Shortill | LB | Signed (02/11/20) | HAM |
| Craig Roh | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | WPG |
| Dariusz Bladek | OL | Signed (02/11/20) | SSK |
| Alex Bazzie | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | EDM |
| Fabion Foote | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | MTL |
| Chris Ackie | LB | Signed (02/12/20) | MTL |
| Drake Nevis | DL | Signed (02/12/20) | WPG |
| Denzel Radford | DB | Signed (02/12/20) | SSK |
| Boris Bede | K/P | Traded (02/13/20) | MTL |
| Arjen Colquhoun | DB | Signed (02/14/20) | EDM |
| Paul Kozachuk | LB | Signed (02/18/20) | MTL |
| Crezdon Butler | DB | Signed (02/19/20) | BC |
| Jake Reinhart | LS | Re-Signed (02/28/20) | — |
Departures:
| Player | Position | Transaction | New Team |
| Cleyon Laing | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | OTT |
| Ronnie Pfeffer | K | Signed (02/11/20) | CGY |
| Jonathon Mincy | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | EDM |
| Chris Rainey | RB/RET | Signed (02/11/20) | BC |
| Dakota Prukop | QB | Signed (02/11/20) | CGY |
| Justin Herdman-Reed | LB | Signed (02/11/20) | HAM |
| Abdul Kanneh | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | OTT |
| Tyler Crapigna | K | Traded (02/13/20) | MTL |
| Jermaine Gabriel | DB | Signed (02/13/20) | EDM |
| Tobi Antigha | LB | Signed (02/13/20) | WPG |
| Jimmy Ralph | WR | Signed (02/13/20) | EDM |
| Micah Awe | LB | Signed (02/18/20) | WPG |
| Kevin Fogg | DB | Signed (02/18/20) | MTL |
OTTAWA REDBLACKS
Additions/Re-Signings:
| Player | Position | Transaction | Former Team |
| Cleyon Laing | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Anthony Coombs | WR | Signed (02/11/20) | HAM |
| Don Unamba | LB | Signed (02/11/20) | EDM |
| Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga | LB | Signed (02/11/20) | EDM |
| Abdul Kanneh | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Ettore Lattanzio | DL | Re-signed (02/15/20) | OTT |
Departures:
| Player | Position | Transaction | New Team |
| J.R. Tavai | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | BC |
| Kevin Francis | LB | Signed (02/11/20) | BC |
| Dominique Rhymes | WR | Signed (02/21/20) | BC |
| Caleb Holley | WR | Signed (02/21/20) | BC |
MONTREAL ALOUETTES
Additions/Re-Signings:
| Player | Position | Transaction | Former Team |
| Ciante Evans | DB | Re-Signed (02/11/20) | — |
| Tyquwan Glass | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | EDM |
| Marloshawn Franklin | DB | Signed (02/11/20) | — |
| David Menard | DL | Signed (02/12/20) | BC |
| Junior Luke | DL | Signed (02/12/20) | BC |
| Alexandre Gagne | LB | Signed (02/12/20) | SSK |
| Frederic Chagnon | LB | Signed (02/12/20) | BC |
| Monshadrik Hunter | DB | Signed (02/12/20) | EDM |
| Kingsley Opara | DL | Signed (02/12/20) | — |
| Logan Tago | DL | Signed (02/12/20) | — |
| Tyler Crapigna | K/P | Traded (02/13/20) | TOR |
| Woody Baron | DL | Re-Signed (02/13/20) | — |
| Bo Banner | DL | Re-Signed (02/13/20) | — |
| Adrian Tracy | DL | Signed (02/13/20) | HAM |
| Kevin Fogg | DB | Signed (02/18/20) | TOR |
| Bryan Blunt | DB | Signed (02/18/20) | — |
| Devron Davis | DB | Signed (02/18/20) | — |
| Tyrell Sutton | RB | Signed (02/19/20) | HAM |
| Martin Bedard | LS | Re-Signed (02/25/20) | — |
| Naaman Roosevelt | WR | Signed (02/26/20) | SSK |
Departures:
| Player | Position | Transaction | New Team |
| Ryan Brown | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | BC |
| Fabion Foote | DL | Signed (02/11/20) | TOR |
| Patrick Levels | DB/LB | Signed (02/12/20) | HAM |
| DeVier Posey | WR | Signed (02/12/20) | HAM |
| Chris Ackie | LB | Signed (02/12/20) | TOR |
| Antonio Pipkin | QB | Signed (02/13/20) | EDM |
| Boris Bede | K | Traded (02/13/20) | TOR |
| Paul Kozachuk | LB | Signed (02/18/20) | TOR |
