HAMILTON, ONTARIO, Canada -- Canadian Football season is here! MEAC/SWAC SPORTS MAIN STREET has confirmed that 37 former HBCU players are currently signed to CFL contracts for the coming season. Like the NFL, the CFL finds talent wherever it plays and regardless of what conference is on the badging -- be it NAIA, NCAA Division II or FCS Division I. From Virginia Union, Mississippi Valley State, Winston-Salem State or Fayetteville State, the CFL will find you if you are talented enough to rise up to the next level.
CFL TEAMS -- NUMBER OF HBCU PLAYERS
BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS - 7
EDMONTON ESKIMOS - 3
CALGARY STAMPEDERS - 2
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS - 8
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS - 3
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS - 4
TORONTO ARGONAUTS - 2
OTTAWA REDBLACKS - 2
MONTREAL ALOUETTES - 6
# NAME POS. SIZE AGE SCHOOL CFL TEAM
81 Johnson, Jamel WR I 6'2 217 26 Alabama State, Toronto Argonauts
84 Arceneaux, Emmanuel BC SB I 6'2 210 30 Alcorn State, BC Lions
41 Gatewood, Warren DB I 6'0 190 24 Alcorn State, Saskatchewan Roughriders
62 Timothy Gardner, OL 6'5 305 23 Alcorn State, Saskatchewan Roughriders
86 Turner, Jarvis WR I 6'1 195 24 Alcorn State, Edmonton Eskimos
17 Larry Brihm QB 5'11 209 24 Bethune-Cookman, Calgary Stampeders
50 Phillip Norman OL 6'3 318 22 Bethune-Cookman, BC Lions
66 Bladek, Dariusz SSK OL I 6'4 300 24 Bethune-Cookman, Saskatchewan Roughriders
79 Hubert, Chris HAM WR I 5'9 170 25 Fayetteville State, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
5 Walker, Brian WPG DB I 5'9 184 22 Fayetteville State, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
77 Stevenson, David DB I 5'9 170 25 Fayetteville State, Edmonton Eskimos
-- Dornevil, Jules DB I 5'11 185 Florida A&M, Ottawa RedBlacks
9 Elliott, Kevin BC WR I 6'3 213 29 Florida A&M, BC Lions
18 Tyms, Brian TOR WR I 6'3 204 29 Florida A&M, Toronto Argonauts
26 Conteh, Abubakarr WPG DB I 6'1 202 22 Grambling State, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
26 Hollins, Tyree DB I 5'9 190 26 Grambling State, Montreal Alouettes
9 David Watford, QB 6'2 212 24 Hampton, Saskatchewan Roughriders
77 Peguese, Brandon CGY DL I 6'1 255 30 Hampton, Calgary Stampeders
27 Porter, Robert WPG DB I 5'10 188 25 Jackson State, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
13 Young, Marcell BC DB I 6'0 190 30 Jackson State, BC Lions
68 Coleman, Thaddeus SSK OL I 6'8 320 32 Mississippi Valley, Saskatchewan Roughriders
98 Trail, Lynden HAM DL I 6'7 277 27 Norfolk State, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
27 Francis, Kevin SSK LB I 6'5 220 24 North Carolina A&T, Saskatchewan Roughriders
79 Raper, Larry WR I 5'10 174 28 North Carolina A&T, Montreal Alouettes
26 Moore, C.J. MTL DB I 6'2 200 24 North Carolina Central, Montreal Alouettes
63 Olafioye, Jovan BC OL I 6'6 325 30 North Carolina Central, BC Lions
27 Jordan Holland, DB, 5'10 190 Prairie View A&M, Edmonton Eskimos
2 Ellis, Dominique MTL DB I 5'11 204 28 South Carolina State, Montreal Alouettes
12 Jones, Mike WR 6'0 181 25 Southern, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
25 Quinn III, Willie 5'5 152 24 Southern, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
93 Miley, Arthur SSK DL I 6'6 270 25 Southern, Saskatchewan Roughriders
59 Gaines, Rogers BC OL I 6'6 329 28 Tennessee State, BC Lions
95 Leonard, A.C. OTT DL I 6'2 250 26 Tennessee State, Ottawa RedBlacks
69 Morris, Anthony MTL OL I 6'7 300 26 Tennessee State, Montreal Alouettes
31 Stanback, William MTL RB I 6'0 233 23 Virginia Union, Montreal Alouettes
59 Polite, Jac'Que BC OL I 6'5 300 25 Winston-Salem State, BC Lions
25 Johnson, Rudy DB 6'2 205 25 Winston-Salem State, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Nearly 70 CFL games will be streamed exclusively on ESPN+ in 2018. Based on a multi-year agreement with the CFL, ESPN and ESPN+ have exclusive rights to present all regular season and postseason CFL games in the United States, including both the Eastern and Western Semi-Finals, as well as the 106th Grey Cup presented by Shaw. Production and commentator teams for ESPN telecasts are from TSN, Canada’s Sports Leader. ESPN International and its affiliated networks also distribute CFL games internationally to more than 47 million households and 74 countries.
The CFL has a $5.20 million salary cap in 2018 and a roster size of 56 players. Player salaries by position, age, years of experience or team are not known to the public. At the end of the day, the CFL is an opportunity to earn a good living in a new environment and a possible chance to make it to the higher paying NFL. For perspective, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan took home $42 million last year, enough to cover the salaries of every CFL player.
Follow your favorite HBCU players on ESPN2 or ESPN+ on their march to the 106th Grey Cup.
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ESPN Broadcast Schedule through 2018:
*Note: All games not listed below can be found on ESPN+
| DATE | TIME (ET) | MATCHUP | NETWORK |
| Thu, June 14 | 8:30 p.m. |
Edmonton Eskimos vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| ESPN2 |
| Fri, June 15 | 9 p.m. |
Toronto Argonauts vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
| ESPN2 |
| Sat, June 16 | 7 p.m. |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Calgary Stampeders
| ESPN2 |
| Sat, June 16 | 10 p.m. |
Montreal Alouettes vs. BC Lions
| ESPN2 |
| Fri, June 22 | 7 p.m. |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Montreal Alouettes
| ESPN2 |
| Fri, June 29 | 7 p.m. |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| ESPN2 |
| Fri, June 29 | 10 p.m. |
BC Lions vs. Edmonton Eskimos
| ESPN2 |
| Fri, July 13 | 9 p.m. |
Toronto Argonauts vs. Edmonton Eskimos
| ESPN2 |
| Sat, July 21 | 9 p.m. |
Montreal Alouettes vs. Calgary Stampeders
| ESPN2 |
| Fri, July 27 | 8:30 p.m. |
Toronto Argonauts vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| ESPN2 |
| Sat, July 28 | 4 p.m. |
Ottawa REDBLACKS vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| ESPN2 |
| Sat, July 28 | 9 p.m. |
Calgary Stampeders vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
| ESPN2 |
| Thu, Aug 2 | 7 p.m. |
Ottawa REDBALCKS vs. Toronto Argonauts
| ESPN2 |
| Fri, Aug 3 | 7:30 p.m. |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Montreal Alouettes
| ESPN2 |
| Thu, Aug 9 | 10 p.m. |
Edmonton Eskimos vs. BC Lions
| ESPN2 |
| Sat, Aug 18 | 9 p.m. |
Montreal Alouettes vs. Edmonton Eskimos
| ESPN2 |
| Sun, Oct 28 | 1 p.m. |
Toronto Argonauts vs. Montreal Alouettes
| ESPN2 |
| Sun, Nov 11 | 1 p.m. |
Eastern Semi-Final
| ESPNews |
| Sun, Nov 11 | 4:30 p.m. |
Western Semi-Final
| ESPN2 |
| Sun, Nov 18 | 1 p.m. |
Eastern Final
| ESPNews |
| Sun, Nov 18 | 4:30 p.m. |
Western Final
| ESPNews |
| Sun, Nov 25 | 6 p.m. |
106th Grey Cup presented by Shaw
| ESPN2 |
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