DAZN Canada vice president Deidra Dionne joins 3DownNation.com's Justin Dunk to explain why the Canadian Football League's broadcast rights were valuable to the streaming company.

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Justin Rankin isn’t lacking for confidence. Fresh off his first 1,000-yard rushing season, the Edmonton Elks star running back has set an ambitious goal for 2026: become the first player in CFL history to rush and receive for 1,000 yards in the same year.

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Justin Dunk, John Hodge, and JC Abbott discuss the latest on a possible new stadium near Halifax, Jacques Tanguay changing his tune on CFL expansion to Quebec City, Taylor Elgersma's performance in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan's backup QB battle, Chad Kelly seeing the field for the first time in 18 months, 3DownNation's latest power rankings, Larry Rountree III running away with a starting job in Hamilton, and Isaiah Wooden Sr. returning to the Tiger-Cats.

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Montreal Alouettes’ franchise quarterback Davis Alexander tells 3DownNation.com reporter Justin Dunk he played through a torn ulnar collateral ligament and fractured elbow in his right throwing arm for the final six games during his senior season at Portland State University.

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Justin Dunk, John Hodge, and JC Abbott discuss Brayden Schager shining for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in his preseason debut, the Calgary Stampeders lacking quarterback depth behind Vernon Adams Jr., the CFL officially ratifying new rules for 2026, the B.C. Lions renegotiating their lease at BC Place Stadium, the Montreal Alouettes signing Laval passer Arnaud Desjardins, and Casey Sayles calling his release from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats "unprofessional."

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Star Canadian Football League running back Brady Oliveira tells 3DownNation's Justin Dunk he wants to play 10 professional seasons and retire with his hometown team.

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Justin Dunk and John Hodge discuss the CFL's highest-paid players list, some intriguing position battles in Winnipeg and Saskatchewan, the league shifting its season to start earlier in 2027, the retirement of Seth Hundeby, the Toronto Argonauts offering $1 hot dogs, and second-overall 2026 CFL Draft pick Niklas Henning signing with the Las Vegas Raiders.

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Zach Collaros enjoyed his first experience as a broadcast analyst for TSN during the 112th Grey Cup in Winnipeg, he tells 3DownNation.com reporter Justin Dunk.

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The CFL Players’ Association benefitted from the league’s desire to expand the Grey Cup playoffs starting in 2027, as the union's first vice president Brett Lauther explains to 3DownNation.com's Justin Dunk.

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Justin Dunk, John Hodge, and JC Abbott discuss the Canadian Football League changing its playoff format for 2027, offer their thoughts on all nine CFL draft classes, whether or not Diego Pavia will ever come to the CFL, the Calgary Stampeders new uniforms, the Ottawa Redblacks signing Luiji Vilain, and the retirement of P.J. Walker.

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