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The motivation was simply that Edmonton wasn't going to match the offer we made so instead of waiting for the clubs 48 hour exclusive negotiating period to end, they just ripped the bandaid off and moved on.

95% of the posters yesterday:

Two-time Grey Cup champion Rasheed Bailey officially retires from CFL - 3DownNation Link to Sheed's podcast: https://youtu.be/wL6ZIvHUaTs?si=PtTnbuhCunDwytog&t=1204

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Can confirm - ran it through Google Translate and this is what came back:

Ended the year on the PR so he was a FA but we re-signed him a couple weeks ago.

FWIW, this analysis has us as a possible destination for Ford. Not sure I entirely agree with that but we do need a backup with legitimate experience. I wouldn't be opposed to it if we could make it work financially - like a bonus heavy contract that would only payout if Zach gets hurt or something. https://www.cfl.ca/2026/01/30/3-potential-landing-spots-for-tre-ford

Ottawa released him.

No surprise here Canadian QB Tre Ford released by Edmonton Elks prior to CFL offseason roster bonus - 3DownNation

I really hope he's taking advantage of marketing money and loading some guys (ex: Willie and Brady) up with it. That would free up a bunch of cap space and it's not like the club can't afford it.

Does he want to leave Edmonton? He took less money than offered elsewhere to go back there a couple years ago. I know his wife works in healthcare out there and family was one of the reasons he went back. **nevermind - looks like he is willing to move. He's still hoping to work something out in Edmonton but will go to whatever team wants him. ** Jake Ceresna healthy after injury-plagued season, ready for CFL free agency - 3DownNation

30 years old, had a torn ACL that forced him to miss the end of 2024 and almost all of 2025. Not exactly what the NFL looks for.

One more year for Kyrie. Blue Bombers Re-Sign Kyrie Wilson - Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Hamilton Tiger-Cats release Drew Wolitarsky ahead of offseason bonus - 3DownNation

Yeah, hammy last year, ankle the year before (also missed part of that season being in the NFL). Was healthy as a rookie in 2023 (played 17 games) and did really well.

As long as people are cutting weight, there's not going to be a perfect solution & incidents like this will still happen if someone cuts too much weight. there are pro's & cons to it either way - one disadvantage of moving it to same day is that it doesn't eliminate risky weight cuts, it just give less time to recover. Like that guy could just as easily have face planted tomorrow with after a weight cut that clearly went poorly. The advantage is that same day's won't allow fighters to put so much weight back on so maybe they don't cut as much in the first place and force guys to fight closer to their natural weight. Some organizations/commissions have restrictions on how much the fighters can weigh much farther out than the UFC does. The WBC’s current guidelines advise that a boxer should not be any more than 10 per cent over the division limit within 30 days of the bout, five per cent within 14 days and three per cent within seven days. The WBC is currently studying if a switch to same day weigh-ins makes sense so we'll see what happens.

😬 Instead of a fight, he gets a trip to the hospital.

And how much of it is marketing money. Willie does a ton off the field for the club so if they want to load guys like him up with non-cap money, I'm good with that.

Couple more neg list signings.

Not true - Rourke was also trying his luck with the NFL before he ever stepped on to a CFL field. He wasn't getting much interest as a QB though (the Giants had him try out at receiver) so he signed with BC. Yeah he got more interest down south after 2 seasons up here, but it was not his original plan (hence his unexpected detour comments). Elgersma is actually getting more NFL looks than Rourke did at this point in their careers so it's not hard to see why he might chase that.

Toronto Argonauts sign recently-released veterans Dewayne Hendrix, Peyton Logan - 3DownNation

2 year deal for Castillo & 1 for Sheahan.