February 14, 2023

A team-by-team look at Free Agency

Kevin Sousa/CFL.ca

TORONTO — There’s never a dull moment on the opening day of free agency, and when the clock struck 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, CFL teams promptly got to work on making moves to re-tool their respective rosters ahead of the 2023 season.

Eugene Lewis found a new home in Edmonton, as did Steven Dunbar Jr. and Kyran Moore. Trevor Harris is now calling Saskatchewan home while Cody Fajardo joins the Alouettes in Montreal. Plus, the Toronto Argonauts defence added three playmakers in Adarius Pickett, Folarin Orimolade and Thomas Costigan.

With a handful of big names on the move this off-season already, let’s take a look at what each team has done to open the free agency window:

Jump to Team:

BC | Calgary | Edmonton | Saskatchewan | Winnipeg | HamiltonMontreal | OttawaToronto

BC LIONS

Additions/Re-Signings:

Player Position Transaction Former Team
Michael Couture OL Signed (02/14/23) WPG
Dominique Davis QB Signed (02/14/23) MTL
Justin McInnis WR Signed (02/14/23) SSK
Chris Schleuger OL Signed (02/14/23) MTL
Jordan Herdman-Reed LB Signed (02/15/23) SSK
Mike Jones DB  Signed (02/16/23) MTL
Shawn Lemon DL Signed (02/26/23) CGY

Departures:

Player Position Transaction New Team
Mario Villamizar FB Signed (02/14/23) TOR
Kevin Francis LB Signed (02/14/23) EDM
James Butler RB Signed (02/15/23) HAM
Joel Figueroa OL Signed (02/15/23) HAM
Hakeem Johnson DB Signed (02/17/23) EDM

 


CALGARY STAMPEDERS

Additions/Re-Signings: 

Player Position Transaction Former Team
Julian Howsare DL Signed (02/14/23) HAM
Branden Dozier DB Re-signed (02/15/23)
Micah Awe LB Signed (02/17/23) MTL

Departures: 

Player Position Transaction New Team
Folarin Orimolade DL Signed (02/14/23) TOR
Shawn Bane Jr. WR Signed (02/14/23) EDM
Javien Elliott DB Signed (02/14/23) HAM
Stefen Banks DL Signed (02/14/23) SSK
Jameer Thurman LB Signed (02/15/23) HAM
Fraser Sopik LB Signed (02/15/23) HAM
Shawn Lemon DL Signed (02/26/23) BC

 


EDMONTON ELKS

Additions/Re-Signings: 

Player Position Transaction Former Team
Kyran Moore WR Signed (02/14/23) SSK
Eugene Lewis WR Signed (02/14/23) MTL
Josiah St. John OL Signed (02/14/23) SSK
Kevin Francis LB Signed (02/14/23) BC
Steven Dunbar Jr. WR Signed (02/14/23) HAM
Tobi Antigha LB Re-Signed (02/16/23)
Michael Domagala K Signed (02/16/23) HAM
Hakeem Johnson DB Signed (02/17/23) BC

Departures: 

Player Position Transaction New Team
Kenny Lawler WR Signed (02/14/23) WPG
Llevi Noel WR Signed (02/15/23) HAM
Ante Milanovic-Litre RB Signed (02/15/23) OTT
Derel Walker WR Signed (03/02/23) SSK

 


SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS

Additions/Re-Signings:

Player Position Transaction Former Team
Shawn Bane Jr. WR Signed (02/14/23) CGY
Micah Johnson DL Signed (02/14/23) HAM
Trevor Harris QB Signed (02/14/23) MTL
Jake Wieneke WR Signed (02/14/23) MTL
Philip Blake OL Signed (02/14/23) TOR
Stefen Banks DL Signed (02/14/23) CGY
Juwan Brescacin WR Signed (02/14/23) TOR
Godfrey Onyeka DB Re-Signed (02/15/23)
Justin Herdman-Reed LB Re-Signed (02/16/23)
Valentin Gnahoua DL Signed (02/17/23) HAM
Derel Walker WR Signed (03/02/23) EDM

Departures: 

Player Position Transaction New Team
Cody Fajardo QB Signed (02/14/23) MTL
Kyran Moore WR Signed (02/14/23) EDM
Justin McInnis WR Signed (02/14/23) BC
Josiah St. John OL Signed (02/14/23) EDM
James Tuck FB Signed (02/14/23) MTL
Gary Johnson Jr. LB Signed (02/14/23) OTT
Shaq Evans WR Signed (02/14/23) OTT
Duke Williams WR Signed (02/14/23) HAM
Jordan Herdman-Reed LB Signed (02/15/23) BC
Jake Harty WR Signed (02/21/23) MTL

 


WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS

Additions/Re-Signings: 

Player Position Transaction Former Team
Kenny Lawler WR Signed (02/14/23) EDM
Rasheed Bailey WR Re-signed (02/17/23)

Departures: 

Player Position Transaction New Team
Michael Couture OL Signed (02/14/23) BC
Greg Ellingson WR Signed (02/15/23) MTL
Casey Sayles DL Signed (02/15/23) HAM

 


HAMILTON TIGER-CATS

Additions/Re-Signings:

Player Position Transaction Former Team
Javien Elliott DB Signed (02/14/23) CGY
Duke Williams WR Signed (02/14/23) SSK
Ja’Gared Davis DL Signed (02/15/23) TOR
Tim White WR Re-Signed (02/15/23)
Casey Sayles DL Signed (02/15/23) WPG
James Butler RB Signed (02/15/23) BC
Joel Figueroa OL Signed (02/15/23) BC
Jameer Thurman LB Signed (02/15/23) CGY
Kwaku Boateng DL Signed (02/15/23) OTT
Llevi Noel WR Signed (02/15/23) EDM
Fraser Sopik LB Signed (02/15/23) CGY
Simoni Lawrence LB Re-Signed (02/15/23) HAM
Chris Edwards DB Signed (02/17/23) TOR
Chris Osei-Kusi WR Signed (02/17/23) EDM

Departures: 

Player Position Transaction New Team
Julian Howsare DL Signed (02/14/23) CGY
Jovan Santos-Knox LB Signed (02/14/23) OTT
Micah Johnson DL Signed (02/14/23) SSK
Steven Dunbar Jr. WR Signed (02/14/23) EDM
Jumal Rolle DB Signed (02/15/23) MTL
Michael Domagala K Signed (02/16/23) EDM
Lemar Durant WR Signed (02/17/23) OTT
Ciante Evans DB Signed (02/17/23) MTL
Valentin Gnahoua DL Signed (02/17/23) SSK
David Ungerer III WR Signed (03/09/23) TOR

 


MONTREAL ALOUETTES

Additions/Re-Signings: 

Player Position Transaction Former Team
Cody Fajardo QB Signed (02/14/23) SSK
Louis-Philippe Bourassa LS Signed (02/14/23) OTT
Justin Lawrence OL Signed (02/14/23) TOR
James Tuck FB Signed (02/14/23) SSK
Jumal Rolle DB Signed (02/15/23) HAM
Greg Ellingson WR Signed (02/15/23) WPG
Walter Fletcher RB Signed (02/15/23)
Ciante Evans DB Signed (02/17/23) HAM
Kerfalla Exume DB Re-signed (02/20/23)
Jake Harty WR Signed (02/21/23) SSK
Vincent Desjardins DL Re-signed (02/21/23)

Departures: 

Player Position Transaction New Team
Adarius Pickett DL/LB Signed (02/14/23) TOR
Dominique Davis QB Signed (02/14/23) BC
Eugene Lewis WR Signed (02/14/23) EDM
Thomas Costigan DL Signed (02/14/23) TOR
Michael Wakefield DL Signed (02/14/23) OTT
Trevor Harris QB Signed (02/14/23) SSK
Chris Schleuger OL Signed (02/14/23) BC
Jake Wieneke WR Signed (02/14/23) SSK
Mike Jones DB Signed (02/16/23) BC
Micah Awe LB Signed (02/17/23) CGY

 


OTTAWA REDBLACKS

Additions/Re-Signings: 

Player Position Transaction Former Team
Cariel Brooks DB Signed (02/14/23) HAM
Jovan Santos-Knox LB Signed (02/14/23) HAM
Michael Wakefield DL Signed (02/14/23) MTL
Gary Johnson Jr. LB Signed (02/14/23) SSK
Shaq Evans WR Signed (02/14/23) SSK
Ante Milanovic-Litre RB Signed (02/15/23) EDM
Abdul Kanneh DB Re-Signed (02/16/23)
Lemar Durant WR Signed (02/17/23) HAM
Sherrod Baltimore DB Re-Signed (02/17/23)

Departures:

Player Position Transaction New Team
Darius Ciraco OL Signed (02/14/23) TOR
Louis-Philippe Bourassa LS Signed (02/14/23) MTL
Kwaku Boateng DL Signed (02/14/23) HAM

 


TORONTO ARGONAUTS

Additions/Re-Signings:

Player Position Transaction Former Team
Adarius Pickett DB/LB Signed (02/14/23) MTL
Folarin Orimolade DL Signed (02/14/23) CGY
Thomas Costigan DL Signed (02/14/23) MTL
Mario Villamizar FB Signed (02/14/23) BC
Darius Ciraco OL Signed (02/14/23) OTT
Henoc Muamba LB Re-Signed (02/21/23)
Markeith Ambles WR Re-Signed (02/21/23)
Andrew Harris RB Re-Signed (03/02/23)
David Ungerer III WR Signed (03/09/23) HAM

Departures: 

Player Position Transaction New Team
Justin Lawrence OL Signed (02/14/23) MTL
Philip Blake OL Signed (02/14/23) SSK
Juwan Brescacin WR Signed (02/14/23) SSK
Ja’Gared Davis DL Signed (02/15/23) HAM
Chris Edwards DB Signed (02/17/23) HAM

 

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