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When Richard Johnson arrived in Istanbul, Turkey to play for the Yeditepe (University) Eagles football team in late January from Houston, Texas he was excited.

Coming from East Texas Baptist University, a Div. […]

When Greg Quick took on the job of Global Director of Scouting for the Canadian Football League midway through last year, little did he realize the herculean scope of the job.

He was literally given a world of […]

When Jake Sisson landed in Sweden earlier this year to play for the Örebro Black Knights, he was looking forward to his second year of playing football in Europe.

The 23-year-old Sisson, 6’0″, 220 pound nativ […]

Following a virtual meeting involving owners and league officials, the NFL announced three new playing rules and one new bylaw change that were adopted by the league for the 2020 season.

The most prominent of […]

When six-time Grey Cup winner Adam Rita celebrated his 65th birthday seven years ago, he made good on a promise.

He retired from the CFL.

One of the most decorated coaches and general managers in league […]

Montreal Alouettes GM Danny Maciocia never thought his Italian heritage would lead to one of the most satisfying coaching experiences of his career.

A Grey Cup winner with the Edmonton Eskimos (2005), […]

TORONTO — The Canadian Football League issued a statement Wednesday regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and how it could alter the remainder of the 2020 calendar.

The statement reads as follows:
“We have lear […]

For a country that’s Europe’s 25th ranked in terms of population and a football-playing community of a total of only 2,500, Denmark has proven to be a great place to find big  NFL linemen.

In three of the last […]

Wellington, New Zealand native Finn Rudd just accepted a full scholarship to the University of California Davis to play football, as a kicker and punter.

On the face of it, a more unlikely candidate for a top […]

It has been a couple of weeks now that the Cowboys have been trying to figure out the situation concerning Dak Prescott and Andy Dalton. With everything that’s going on, it isn’t surprising that one of the mos […]

To start a movement, you need one man who makes it his mission.

In Papua New Guinea, which is located about 1,300 miles north of Brisbane, Australia, the movement is American football and that man is Timothy […]

When the Edmonton Eskimos made Alain Pae from the Czech Republic the 13th overall pick in the 2020 CFL Draft there were more than a few raised eyebrows.

Although he was on the radar of a couple of teams, the […]

The first three rounds of the historic 2020 NFL Draft have been completed and so far, it has been an unqualified success.

It’s not just the remote aspect of the draft that makes it historic. So far, 13 wide […]

With an illustrious 13-year award-filled football career in the Canadian Football League playing for the BC Lions behind him and a blossoming career as a sought-after public speaker and author, Angus Reid would […]

It’s a scenario being played out all over Europe. Teams losing coaches and players with no one knowing for how long.

Sweden’s Örebro Black Knights along with their players and coaches are in the same boat. […]

According to multiple sources, in a conference call with major league sports commissioners on Saturday, U.S President Donald Trump said he believes the NFL season should start on time in September.

Trump also […]

USA Football, the governing body for all amateur football in the United States has shut down all activities through to the end of May in efforts to help slow down the spread of COVID-19. This list includes all […]

One of Europe’s top quarterbacks, Clark Evans, like the rest of the world, is adapting to life in isolation.

More than being a worldwide pastime, self-isolation is a global road to survival.

But learning how […]

Canadian Football League Director of Global Scouting Greg Quick could be forgiven for struggling to find words to single out one athlete after having studied hundreds of players n 11 combines and countless hours […]

When Western University quarterback and Hec Crighton winner Chris Merchant was released by the Montreal Alouettes for the 2020 season, he had no idea that he would end up as far north as he could possibly be to […]