On September 5th 2021, in week 5 of the 2021 CFL season, during a game between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive tackle Ezekiel Rose tore his ACL. The game he was in would be the first of his professional career, having been signedContinue reading ““I like it a lot!” Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Ezekiel Rose on exploring photography during 2021 CFL season”
Category Archives: Athletes
Ottawa Redblacks kickoff return specialist and offensive weapon DeVonte Dedmon signs with NFL’s Miami Dolphins
On Wednesday, the NFL’s Miami Dolphins worked out DeVonte Dedmon, a kickoff return specialist and offensive weapon from the CFL’s Ottawa Redblacks. The workout was one of 6 he had in the NFL over the last couple of months, including those with the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars and Los AngelesContinue reading “Ottawa Redblacks kickoff return specialist and offensive weapon DeVonte Dedmon signs with NFL’s Miami Dolphins”
A lot of pending free agents across the CFL, who should be targeted by the Ottawa Redblacks?
Over the last week or so there have been a number of moves made across the CFL. The defending Grey Cup Champions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers have been focused on bringing back their championship caliber roster and other teams have also dedicated this time to re-signing their own pending free agents. Shawn Burke, the Ottawa RedblacksContinue reading “A lot of pending free agents across the CFL, who should be targeted by the Ottawa Redblacks?”
Ottawa Redblacks re-sign Canadian receiver Nate Behar for 2022 CFL season
The CFL has been extremely busy over the last couple of days. With CFL free agency just a couple of weeks away now, and a number of players set to hit the open market on February 8th teams across the league have been signing back their key parts for the 2022 CFL season. The OttawaContinue reading “Ottawa Redblacks re-sign Canadian receiver Nate Behar for 2022 CFL season”
Sump Did It; West Virginia punter Tyler Sumpter is making a name for himself beyond the football field
In 2021, during his last year of NCAA eligibility Tyler Sumpter punted for West Virginia University 52 times, including one that went 72 yards, averaging 43.5 yards per punt. He was looked at to be one of the best punters in the Big 12, but punting isn’t all he was known for during the 2021Continue reading “Sump Did It; West Virginia punter Tyler Sumpter is making a name for himself beyond the football field”
“Its never been done before,” USports football player Stephane Tshishimbi goes into detail about being more than an athlete, “I want to change the narrative”
For the longest time, football, and all sports have been seen as a form of entertainment. People sit down with a snack and watch the games. Either on television or in person. There’s a reason why they watch it, and why it is looked at to be entertainment. It’s exciting. Football is a very fastContinue reading ““Its never been done before,” USports football player Stephane Tshishimbi goes into detail about being more than an athlete, “I want to change the narrative””
Eli Ankou, Neville Gallimore to represent the 613 in NFL Playoffs; is Ottawa becoming a football city?
NFL playoffs are here! On Saturday January 15th the 2022 Super Bowl playoffs will kickoff in Cincinnati with the Las Vegas Raiders taking on the Bengals. The 4:30 eastern game on Saturday will be one of six over the course of the weekend. We will watch the New England Patriots at the Buffalo Bills, PhiladelphiaContinue reading “Eli Ankou, Neville Gallimore to represent the 613 in NFL Playoffs; is Ottawa becoming a football city?”
CEO Bruce Thompson and his brand Dreamathon are changing the game as we know it
This NFL season has been very different from those we’ve seen in the past. Of course they’ve added a game to the schedule to make it a 17 game regular season, but the game has changed off of the field as well. Over the span of the 2021 NFL season there has been a lotContinue reading “CEO Bruce Thompson and his brand Dreamathon are changing the game as we know it”
Ottawa Redblacks, CFL release 2022 Schedule
After a full year without football in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and everything going on around the world, the CFL returned in 2021 and did so successfully. They played the entire condensed season that they had set, each team playing their full 14 game schedules while also squeezing in the Grey Cup lastContinue reading “Ottawa Redblacks, CFL release 2022 Schedule”
Ottawa Redblacks’ DeVonte Dedmon wins 2021 CFL Special Teams Player of the Year award
On Friday night at the Hamilton Convention Centre, DeVonte Dedmon was awarded some hardware. He won the 2021 CFL Special Teams Player of the Year award, as the Ottawa Redblacks kickoff return specialist. Over the 2021 CFL season he had a combined 2,063 return yards as well as 3 kick return touchdowns. Dedmon also hadContinue reading “Ottawa Redblacks’ DeVonte Dedmon wins 2021 CFL Special Teams Player of the Year award”
