
Johany Jutras/CFL.ca
TORONTO — With the cancellation of the CFL season now just over a week old, a number of players have elected to use the time to try their luck south of the border.
Earlier this week the CFL and CFLPA agreed on a seven-day window where players could opt out of their current CFL contracts in an attempt to find a spot on NFL rosters.
Some of the more notable opt-outs surround players on expiring contracts include Argos pivot McLeod Bethel-Thompson and Edmonton receiver Ricky Collins Jr.
There are a small number of players, such as Riders OL Dakoda Shepley, who are on multi-year contracts and would have their rights retained by the team that released them.
Below is a summary of those that have officially filed for the opt-out to date:
Date | Team | Player | POS | School |
2020-09-03 | WPG | ULIZIO, Nolan | OL | Pittsburgh |
2020-09-03 | WPG | WILLIAMS, James | RB | Washington State |
2020-09-03 | WPG | WILLIAMS, Raekwon | DB | Florida Atlantic |
2020-09-03 | WPG | CROCKETT, Montay | WR | Georgia Southern |
2020-09-03 | WPG | GRANT, Doran | WR | Ohio State |
2020-09-03 | WPG | CALDWELL, Joshua | RB | Northwest Missouri State |
2020-09-03 | WPG | DEAN, Jhavonte | DB | University of Miami |
2020-09-03 | OTT | PHILIPS, Erv | WR | Syracuse |
2020-09-03 | OTT | CATALINA, Tyler | OL | Georgia |
2020-09-03 | OTT | GALLON, Ironhead | DB | Georgia Souther |
2020-09-03 | CGY | WILDS, Brandon | RB | South Carolina |
2020-09-03 | CGY | WILSON, Raheem | DB | Southeastern Oklahoma State |
2020-09-03 | CGY | DOZIER, Branden | DB | UNC Charlotte |
2020-09-03 | TOR | THIGPEN, Marcus | RB | Indiana |
2020-09-01 | SSK | LIVINGS, Chris | DL | McNeese State |
2020-09-01 | SSK | THOMAS, Matthew | LB | Florida State |
2020-09-01 | CGY | WORTHINGTON, Evan | DB | Colorado |
2020-09-01 | BC | BOSEN, Matt | DE | Texas Christian |
2020-09-01 | HAM | STRIBLING, Channing | DB | Michigan |
2020-09-01 | WPG | ROCQUEMORE, Jontrell | LB | Utah State |
2020-09-01 | WPG | RINGO, Christian | DL | Louisiana-Lafayette |
2020-08-31 | OTT | ANDERSON, Kevin | QB | Fordham |
2020-08-31 | TOR | FEENEY, Travis | LB | Washington |
2020-08-31 | SSK | THOMPSON, Trenton | DL | Georgia |
2020-08-31 | SSK | HENDY, AJ | DB | Maryland |
2020-08-31 | SSK | CHEEVERS, Hamp | DB | Boston College |
2020-08-31 | BC | COTTOY, Jevon | WR | Langley Rams Jr. |
2020-08-31 | OTT | KALILI, Jocquez | DB | UNLV |
2020-08-31 | OTT | JONES, David | DB | Richmond |
2020-08-31 | BC | LADLER, Kenneth | LB | Vanderbilt |
2020-08-31 | EDM | FOSTER, Angelo | WR | Cortland State |
2020-08-31 | SSK | JOHNSON, Gary | LB | Texas |
2020-08-31 | HAM | WINT, Anthony | LB | Florida International |
2020-08-31 | HAM | CARNELL, Maurice | DB | North Alabama |
2020-08-31 | EDM | WILLIAMS, Troy | QB | Utah |
2020-08-31 | EDM | SCOTT, Bryan | QB | Occidental College |
2020-08-31 | HAM | DUNBAR, Steven | WR | Houston |
2020-08-31 | HAM | BYRD, Dontez | WR | Tennessee Tech |
2020-08-31 | HAM | ALLISON, Jeff | LB | Fresno State |
2020-08-31 | CGY | HUFF, Josh | WR | Oregon |
2020-08-31 | WPG | MASTON, Mercy | LB | Boise State |
2020-08-31 | HAM | OLIVER, Branden | RB | Buffalo |
2020-08-31 | HAM | BINGHAM, Ronheen | DL | Arkansas State |
2020-08-31 | CGY | SANKEY, Darnell | LB | Sacramento State |
2020-08-31 | CGY | COKER, DJ | OL | Rhodes College |
2020-08-31 | HAM | ZAMORT, Ronald | DB | Western Michigan |
2020-08-31 | HAM | PATTERSON, Damoun | WR | Youngstown State |
2020-08-31 | HAM | DOTSON, Jomon | DB | Nevada |
2020-08-31 | WPG | GRANT, Janarion | WR | Rutgers |
2020-08-30 | SSK | THOMPSON, Trenton | DL | Georgia |
2020-08-30 | SSK | HENDY, AJ | DB | Maryland |
2020-08-30 | SSK | JOHNSON JR., Gary | LB | Texas |
2020-08-30 | SSK | CHEEVERS, Hamp | DB | Boston College |
2020-08-30 | CGY | COKER, DJ | OL | Rhodes College |
2020-08-28 | BC | CASTILLO, Sergio | K | West Texas A&M |
2020-08-28 | TOR | MOORE, Jordan | LB | Texas at San Antonio |
2020-08-28 | OTT | SAUNDERS, Jalen | WR | Oklahoma |
2020-08-28 | SSK | JUDGE, Cameron | LB | UCLA |
2020-08-28 | SSK | MITCHELL, Tevin | DB | Arkansas |
2020-08-28 | SSK | ROBERTSON, Pete | DL | Texas Tech |
2020-08-28 | SSK | CAMPBELL, Christian | DB | Penn State |
2020-08-28 | SSK | JUDGE, Cameron | LB | UCLA |
2020-08-27 | SSK | DAVIS, Deshaun | LB | Auburn |
2020-08-27 | SSK | THOMAS, Cory | DL | Mississippi State |
2020-08-27 | OTT | ROBERSON, Marcus | DB | Florida |
2020-08-27 | OTT | CHRISTON, Taryn | QB | South Dakota |
2020-08-27 | EDM | SANTOS-KNOX, Jovon | LB | UMASS |
2020-08-26 | BC | BROWN, Ryan | DL | Mississippi State |
2020-08-26 | SSK | HARRIS, Demetrius | DE | Fort Valley State |
2020-08-26 | SSK | JEFFERSON, Cameron | OL | Arkansas |
2020-08-26 | WPG | TEXADA, Ranthony | DB | Texas Christian |
2020-08-26 | WPG | LEWIS, Malcolm | WR | Miami |
2020-08-26 | WPG | KENNEY, David | DL | Indiana |
2020-08-26 | WPG | DORLEANT, Makinton | DB | Northern Iowa |
2020-08-26 | WPG | ALEXANDER, Deontez | WR | |
2020-08-26 | CGY | DOWNEY, Da’Sean | DL | Massachusetts |
2020-08-26 | CGY | NICOLAS, Dadi | DL | Virginia Tech |
2020-08-26 | OTT | CHRISTION, Taryn | QB | South Dakota State |
2020-08-26 | OTT | ROBERSON, Marcus | DB | Florida |
2020-08-26 | TOR | ZICO, Isaac | WR | Purdue |
2020-08-26 | EDM | COLLINS, Ricky | WR | |
2020-08-26 | HAM | ELLIS, Jordan | RB | Virginia |
2020-08-26 | MTL | GUERRA, Fabian | WR | Fairmont State |
2020-08-26 | CGY | LAMPKIN, Ashton | DB | Oklahoma State |
2020-08-26 | CGY | JEROME, Lorenzo | DB | St. Francis University |
2020-08-25 | SSK | AYERS, Demarcus | WR | Houston |
2020-08-25 | SSK | LAUTHER, Brett | K | Saint Mary’s |
2020-08-25 | SSK | RYAN, Jonathan | P | Regina |
2020-08-25 | TOR | SMITH, Kwadarrius | WR | Akron |
2020-08-25 | TOR | BETHEL-THOMPSON, Mcleod | QB | Sacramento State |
2020-08-25 | HAM | WILSON, Kyle | LB | Arkansas State |
2020-08-25 | HAM | WHITE, Matthew | K | Monmouth |
2020-08-25 | CGY | MCMANIS, Wynton | LB | Memphis |
2020-08-25 | SSK | LACEY, Deon | LB | West Alabama |
2020-08-25 | SSK | SHEPLEY, Dakoda | OL | UBC |
2020-08-25 | OTT | LEONE, Richie | K | Houston |
2020-08-19 | CGY | HOLLEY, Nate | LB | Kent State |
2020-08-18 | MTL | SANTOSO, Ryan | K | Minnesota |
2020-08-17 | TOR | RICHARDS, Jeff | DB | Emporia State |
2020-08-17 | SSK | ZIMMERMANN, Max | WR |