The 2021 CFL season was the 67th season of modern-day

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. Officially, it was the 63rd season of the

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. The regular season began on August 5, 2021, and ended November 20, 2021. Each team played 14 regular season games over 16 weeks. Previously, the season was scheduled to begin on June 10, 2021, and end on October 30, 2021, with 18 games being played per team over 21 weeks, but this was delayed due to the

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hosted the

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on December 12, 2021.

League business

Resumption of play

The 2020 season was postponed on numerous occasions because federal and provincial governments forbade attendance at sporting events in an effort to stop the

. The league ultimately decided to hold a shortened season in a "bubble" without fans in attendance. However, on August 17, the league called off the season. The federal and provincial governments refused to provide the subsidies needed to cover the expenses necessary for the season to be held. Additionally, public health officials could not guarantee they could approve the league's "bubble" proposal in time to complete the season before Canada's harsh winters set in. At the same time, commissioner

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guaranteed a return to play in 2021, with fans in attendance at full capacity, without regard to the status of the pandemic by that time.

Renaming of the Edmonton team

On June 1, 2021, Edmonton's CFL team announced that it adopted a new name, the

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. The team had previously retired its "Edmonton Eskimos" branding on July 21, 2020, and started to temporarily use "Edmonton Football Team" and "EE Football Team", on grounds that the term "

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" had been considered an offensive term to refer to the

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Salary cap

According to the new collective bargaining agreement, the 2021

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is scheduled to be $5,350,000 (or an average of $118,888 per active roster spot). That number is subject to change as players will now have revenue sharing of 20% from broadcast deals, but may also change due to the

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. Individual minimum salaries will be set at $65,000 in 2021 for National and American players. Since no 2020 CFL Draft pick signed a contract in the cancelled 2020 season, this will be the first season with all

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picks subject to a pay scale, with the first overall pick earning approximately $85,000.

Schedule

The league originally released the season's full schedule on November 20, 2020 which featured a 21-week regular season schedule. The regular season was scheduled to begin on June 10, 2021 with a rematch of the

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with the defending champion

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hosting the

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. Notably, the schedule featured more intra-divisional games, with BC,

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, and

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playing 12 such games,

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and

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playing 11 divisional games, and the East Division teams playing 10 divisional games (an increase of one to two divisional games per team). This was done to reduce cross-country travel. The

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were scheduled to play a neutral site game on July 19, 2021 against the

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at a location that was supposed to be announced at a later date. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the league confirmed on April 21, 2021 that the season would be delayed until at least August 5, 2021 with a revised schedule released on June 15, 2021. This version featured 14 regular season games with even more of a focus on intra-divisional games as the Blue Bombers and Redblacks do not play against each other in the regular season and each team plays approximately eight divisional games. As the league anticipated capacity limits to be more lenient in

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, the CFL aligned its schedule to have all East division teams begin their seasons at West division opponents for at least the first two weeks of the season. If a game postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak cannot be made up within the regular season schedule, the team(s) affected by the outbreak would be charged with losses by

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. If at least 85% of a team's players have received at least one

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dose, players would receive their salary for the unplayed game and the team would be credited with a 1–0 win.

Potential partnership with the XFL

On March 10, the CFL confirmed it was pursuing discussions with the consortium that owns the

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about some form of partnership, the details of which were not made public. The XFL, which was slated to return in 2022 following its abrupt shutdown and sale in March 2020, paused plans to return pending the results of those discussions. The discussions ended on July 7, 2021 with no action taken. The XFL subsequently confirmed it will not resume play until 2023 at the earliest.

Global players

After first being introduced for the 2019 CFL season, the league is scheduled to feature two active roster spots for players designated as "global" players for each team. Each team would also have up to three spots on their practice rosters for global players. Global players are defined as those who do not hold Canadian or American citizenship nor do they qualify as a National player in any other way. This is subject to change after the cancellation of Global Combines in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 restrictions

Some CFL teams enforced limitations on spectator capacity for their games. Even without capacity restrictions, teamsstill employed enhanced health and safety protocols, such as increased access to sanitization, paperless transactions and digital tickets. With announcements by the Edmonton Elks and Saskatchewan Roughriders on August 30. 2021, all CFL teams announced plans to require that spectators present proof that they are vaccinated for COVID-19, either as the result of a voluntary decision, or as the result of provincial public health orders requiring proof of vaccine (British Columbia, Manitoba, and Quebec).

Player movement

Signing moratorium

With the

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initially postponed and then ultimately cancelled, the league had placed a moratorium on re-signing players. Teams were able to re-sign players after December 7, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. ET.

Free agency

The 2021

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period officially began on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. ET. Similar to the previous off-season, pending free agents and teams were able to negotiate offers for one week starting Sunday, January 31, 2021 ending Sunday, February 7, 2021. All formal offers to a player during this time would be sent to both the league and the players union and cannot be rescinded.

Trade deadline

The in-season trade deadline was on October 27, 2021, at 5:00 pm ET.

Regular season

Standings

Postseason

The

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was played at

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, on December 12, 2021.

Playoff bracket

*-Team won in Overtime.

Broadcasting

The CFL was broadcast on TSN and RDS across all platforms in Canada as part of their contract. The broadcast rights were reported to have been extended through 2025.

Award winners

CFL Top Performers of the Week

''Source''

CFL Top Performers of the Month

''Source''

2021 CFL All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

Zach Collaros Zachary J. Collaros (born August 27, 1988) is an American professional Canadian football quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Collaros won the 107th Grey Cup and 108th Grey Cup as the starting quarterba ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *RB – William Stanback, Montreal Alouettes *R –

Kenny Lawler Kenneth James Lawler, Jr. (born June 25, 1994) is a professional gridiron football wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round, 243rd overall, of ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *R –

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, Montreal Alouettes *R –

Bryan Burnham Bryan Burnham (born April 3, 1990) is a former American professional football wide receiver who played nine seasons for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2014 to 2022. Burnham played college football at the University of Tu ...

, BC Lions *R –

Lucky Whitehead Rodney Darnell "Lucky" Whitehead Jr. (born June 2, 1992) is an American professional football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played high school football at Osbourn High School in Manassas, Virginia. H ...

, BC Lions *R – Jake Wieneke, Montreal Alouettes *OT – Stanley Bryant, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *OT –

Jermarcus Hardrick Jermarcus "Yoshi" Hardrick (born May 30, 1990) is a professional gridiron football offensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a Grey Cup champion as a member of the 107th Grey Cup champions and is ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *OG –

Brandon Revenberg Brandon Revenberg (born December 16, 1992) is a Canadian football offensive lineman for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). College career He played college football at Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Univer ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG –

Patrick Neufeld Patrick Neufeld (born December 26, 1988) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion having won the 107th Grey Cup and 108th Grey C ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *C –

Sean McEwen Sean McEwen (born June 27, 1993) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football for the Calgary Dinos. Professional career Toronto Argonauts McEw ...

, Calgary Stampeders

Defence

*DT – Mike Rose, Calgary Stampeders *DT –

Shawn Oakman Shawn Michael Oakman (born April 7, 1992) is a Canadian football defensive end for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears. Oakman has been a member of the Triangle Torch and ...

, Toronto Argonauts *DE –

Jackson Jeffcoat Jackson Jeffcoat (born December 26, 1990) is a Canadian football defensive end for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Jeffcoat won the 107th and 108th Grey Cup when the Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cat ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DE –

Willie Jefferson Willie Hebert Jefferson III (born January 31, 1991) is a Canadian football defensive end for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Jefferson is a 3-time Grey Cup champion, winning his first ring at the 103rd Grey Cup w ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *LB –

Adam Bighill Adam Bighill (born October 16, 1988) is a gridiron football linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Bighill made his professional debut with the BC Lions in 2011. He played college football for the Central ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *LB –

Simoni Lawrence Simoni Lawrence (born February 1, 1989) is an American-born Canadian football linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Minnesota. Professional career St. Louis Rams Lawrence was ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *CLB – Chris Edwards, Toronto Argonauts *CB – DeAundre Alford, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *CB –

Jumal Rolle Jumal Dequavius Rolle (born May 28, 1990) is an American football defensive back playing for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has also been a member of the Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers, Houst ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *HB –

Cariel Brooks Cariel Brooks (born April 24, 1991) is an American professional football cornerback for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Adams State. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Ari ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *HB – Deatrick Nichols, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *S – Brandon Alexander, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Special teams

*K –

Rene Paredes Rene Paredes (born May 15, 1985) is a professional Canadian football placekicker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion after winning with the Stampeders in 2014 and 2018 and is a fou ...

, Calgary Stampeders *P –

Richie Leone Richie Leone (born March 10, 1992) is a gridiron football punter for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played collegiate football for the University of Houston. He has also been a member of the Baltimore Ravens, Pit ...

, Ottawa Redblacks *ST – DeVonte Dedmon, Ottawa Redblacks ''Source''

2021 CFL Western All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *RB –

Ka'Deem Carey Ka'Deem Carey (born October 30, 1992) is an American football running back for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college foot ...

, Calgary Stampeders *R –

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *R –

, BC Lions *R –

Kamar Jorden Kamar Isaias Jorden (born May 17, 1989) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Bowling Green. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He has also played for the ...

, Calgary Stampeders *R – Nic Demski, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *OT – Stanley Bryant, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *OT –

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *OG – Drew Desjarlais, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *OG –

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *C –

, Calgary Stampeders

Defence

*DT – Micah Johnson, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DT – Mike Rose, Calgary Stampeders *DE –

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DE –

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *LB –

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *LB – Darnell Sankey, Calgary Stampeders *CLB –

Alden Darby Alden Darby Jr. (born June 22, 1992) is a Canadian football defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Arizona State. College career Darby played for the Arizona State Sun Dev ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *CB – DeAundre Alford, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *CB –

Nick Marshall Nicholas Deshawn Marshall Sr. (born June 30, 1992) is an American football cornerback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Fo ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *HB –

T.J. Lee T. J. Lee III (born March 20, 1991) is an Americans, American professional Canadian football defensive back for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). College career Lee played college football for the Eastern Washington Eagles foot ...

, BC Lions *HB – Deatrick Nichols, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *S – Brandon Alexander, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Special teams

*K –

, Calgary Stampeders *P – Cody Grace, Calgary Stampeders *ST – Mike Miller, Winnipeg Blue Bombers ''Source''

2021 CFL Eastern All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

McLeod Bethel-Thompson McLeod John Baltazar Bethel-Thompson (born July 3, 1988) is an American professional football quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at UCLA and Sacramento State. He is the gran ...

, Toronto Argonauts *RB – William Stanback, Montreal Alouettes *R –

, Montreal Alouettes *R – Jake Wieneke, Montreal Alouettes *R – Kurleigh Gittens Jr., Toronto Argonauts *R – Tim White, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *R –

Jaelon Acklin Jaelon Acklin (born August 10, 1995) is an American professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Western Illinois. Acklin has also been a member of th ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OT –

Landon Rice Landon Rice (born February 28, 1988) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football at the University of Manitoba and attended Crocus Plains Regional ...

, Montreal Alouettes *OT –

Chris Van Zeyl Chris Van Zeyl (born September 4, 1983) is a professional Canadian football offensive tackle for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion with the Toronto Argonauts and was named a CFL Al ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG – Kristian Matte, Montreal Alouettes *C – Peter Nicastro, Toronto Argonauts

Defence

*DT –

Dylan Wynn Charles Dylan Wynn (born June 1, 1993) is a professional gridiron football defensive tackle for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Oregon State. He was previously a member of the Natio ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DT –

, Toronto Argonauts *DE – Ja'Gared Davis, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DE – David Ménard, Montreal Alouettes *LB –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB – Avery Williams, Ottawa Redblacks *CLB – Chris Edwards, Toronto Argonauts *CB –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *CB – Monshadrik Hunter, Montreal Alouettes *HB –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *HB –

Shaquille Richardson Shaquille "Shaq" Nakeem Richardson (born March 21, 1992) is a professional gridiron football cornerback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draf ...

, Toronto Argonauts *S – Tunde Adeleke, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Special teams

*K –

Boris Bede Boris Bede (born November 20, 1989) is a French-born Canadian football placekicker and punter for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He first enrolled at Tiffin University before transferring to Université Laval. Bede ...

, Toronto Argonauts *P –

, Ottawa Redblacks *ST – DeVonte Dedmon, Ottawa Redblacks ''Source''

2021 CFL Awards

CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award The Most Outstanding Player Award is annually awarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Terry Evanshen Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy winner from ...

–

(QB),

* CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Bo Lokombo (LB),

BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions played their first season ...

CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award The Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award is annually awarded to the best defensive player in the Canadian football League. The winner of the award is selected by members of the Football Reporters of Canada along with the head coaches in the CFL. ...

–

(LB),

CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award The Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award is annually awarded to the best offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Leo Dandurand Trophy winner from the East Division, and the DeMarco-Becket Memor ...

– Stanley Bryant, (OL),

CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award The Most Outstanding Rookie Award is annually awarded to the player judged to be the best player in his first year in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Frank M. Gibson Trophy winner from the East Division, and the ...

– Jordan Williams (LB),

John Agro Special Teams Award The John Agro Special Teams Award is presented to the CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams player that is voted by his peers. The award is named in honour of John Agro, co-founder (in 1965) of the Canadian Football League Players' Association, with ...

– DeVonte Dedmon (KR),

Ottawa Redblacks The Ottawa Redblacks (officially stylized as REDBLACKS) ( French: Le Rouge et Noir d'Ottawa) are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The team plays in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Startin ...

Tom Pate Memorial Award Tom Pate Memorial Award, selected annually by the Canadian Football League Players' Association, is awarded to a player with outstanding sportsmanship and someone who has made a significant contribution to his team, his community and Association. T ...

–

Mike Daly Mike Daly is an American record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Daly attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduating in 1994. Daly first came to prominence as the Whiskeytown resident multi-instrumentalist and co-w ...

(DB),

Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Trophy The Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Trophy is presented annually to the Canadian Football League (CFL) player " who best demonstrates the attributes of Canada's veterans in times of war, peace and military conflict." The award was first presented in 2010, a ...

–

(OL),

Annis Stukus Trophy The Annis Stukus Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy, which is presented annually by the Edmonton Eskimos Alumni Association to the Coach of the Year, as determined by the members of the Football Reporters of Canada. The Trophy is named afte ...

– Mike O'Shea,

Commissioner's Award The Commissioner's Award is presented annually by the Commissioner of the Canadian Football League to an individual or individuals who have demonstrated dedication and made a significant contribution to Canadian Football. The award was first introd ...

– Nurse Sara May, Hamilton-area nurse to honour her work during

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pandemic * Hugh Campbell Distinguished Leadership Award – Doctors McCormack and Naidu, CFL Chief Medical Officers * Jane Mawby Tribute Award - Carol Longmuir, director of finance and administration,

References

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