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2024 CFL Global Draft
The 2024 CFL global draft was a selection of non-Canadian and non-American players by Canadian Football League (CFL) teams that took place on April 30, 2024, at 11:00 am ET. It was the fourth CFL draft that pooled all of the global players together after previously having separate drafts for Mexican players and European players in 2019. Draft format As per the league's draft tracker, the draft featured two rounds with a total of 18 selections. This was the first season where the league did not alter the format of the global draft from the prior year. The draft order was based on the waiver priority (reverse standings from the previous year). Draft order Round one Round two Trades In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft. * ''None'' See also *2024 CFL draft The 2024 CFL national draft was a selection of national players by Canadian Football League teams that took place on Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Canadian Football
Canadian football, or simply football, is a Sports in Canada, sport in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete on a field long and wide, attempting to advance a Ball (gridiron football), pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's end zone. Canadian and American football, American football have shared origins and are closely related, but have some major comparison of American and Canadian football, differences. Canadian football is played with three downs, goalposts in the front of the endzone, and twelve players on each side. Comparatively, American football has four downs, goalposts in the back of the endzone, and eleven players on each side. Canadian football is also played on a bigger field. Rugby football, from which Canadian football developed, was first recorded in Canada in the early 1860s, taken there by British immigrants, possibly in 1824. Both the Canadian Football League (CFL), the sport's top professional league, and Football Canada, the go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 1910 as the Regina Rugby Club. Although Saskatchewan was not the first team to play football in Western Canada, the club has maintained an unbroken organizational continuity since their founding. The Roughriders are the fourth-oldest professional gridiron football team in existence today (only the Arizona Cardinals, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts are older). The Roughriders are both the oldest professional sports team still in existence that continuously has been based in Western Canada and the oldest in North America to continuously have been based west of St. Louis, Missouri. The team changed their name to the Regina Roughriders in 1924, and to the current moniker in 1946. The Roughriders played their home games at historic Tayl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Eastern Kentucky Colonels Football
The Eastern Kentucky Colonels football program represents Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in college football, competing at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC). The school has traditionally had much success on the football field, having won 21 OVC conference titles and two Division I FCS National Championships (then called ''Division I-AA'') in 1979 and 1982, and reaching the finals in 1980 and 1981. Much of the success came during the long tenure of head coach Roy Kidd from 1964 to 2002. In 1990, Eastern honored Kidd by naming the school's football stadium Roy Kidd Stadium. Eastern Kentucky's football team was able to secure 31 consecutive winning seasons before finally posting a losing season record in 2009. In September 2013, the ''Lexington Herald-Leader'', the daily newspaper of nearby Lexington, reported that EKU was considering moving its program to the top-level Football Bowl Subdivision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jeremy Edwards (gridiron Football)
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Jeremy may refer to: * Jeremy (given name), an English male given name * Jérémy, a French given name * ''Jeremy'' (film), a 1973 film * "Jeremy" (song), a 1992 song by Pearl Jam * Jeremy (snail), a left-coiled garden snail that died in 2017 * ''Jeremy'', a 1919 novel by Hugh Walpole See also * * * Jeremiah (other) * Jeremie (other) * Jerome (other) * Jeromy (other) Jeromy may refer to: * Jeromy Burnitz, American former professional baseball player * Jeromy Carriere, Canadian computer software engineer * Jeromy Cox, American colorist * Jeromy Farkas, American politician * Jeromy Miles, American football safety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Argonauts compete in the East Division (CFL), East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Founded in 1873, the team is the oldest professional sports team in North America still using its original name, as well as the oldest-surviving team in both the modern-day CFL and East Division.''Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records.'' (2009). pg. 23 The team's origins date back to a modified version of rugby football that emerged in North America in the latter half of the 19th century. The Argonauts played their home games at Rogers Centre (originally known as SkyDome) from 1989 Toronto Argonauts season, 1989 until 2016, when the team moved to BMO Field, the fifth stadium site (on the footprint of their third home Exhibition Stadium) to host the team. The Argonauts have won the Grey Cup a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Carl Meyer (rugby Union)
Carl Meyer (born 27 May 1991) is a South African rugby union and gridiron football placekicker/ punter for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Professional rugby career Meyer made his debut for the Dragons regional team in 2014 having previously played for Ebbw Vale RFC. He was released by the Dragons at the end of the 2017-18 season. He also played as a fullback for NOLA Gold in Major League Rugby (MLR) in 2020. Professional gridiron career Indoor football Meyer played indoor American football as a placekicker for the Jacksonville Sharks, then of the National Arena League, in 2023. Meyer won a championship with the team in his lone season with the Sharks, where he appeared in four total games. Canadian football Meyer was selected by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in the first round (6th overall) of the 2024 CFL global draft The 2024 CFL global draft was a selection of non-Canadian and non-American players by Canadian Football League (CFL) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division (CFL), West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions played their first season in 1954 BC Lions season, 1954, and have played every season since, making them the oldest professional sports franchise in British Columbia. They have appeared in the league's Grey Cup championship game 10 times, winning six, with their most recent championship occurring in 99th Grey Cup, 2011. The Lions were the first Western Canada, Western Canadian team to win the Grey Cup at home, doing so in 82nd Grey Cup, 1994 and 2011, before Saskatchewan Roughriders, Saskatchewan achieved the feat in 101st Grey Cup, 2013. Also in 1994, the Lions became the first and only team to play and defeat an Canadian Football League in the United States, American-based Baltimore Football Club, franchise for the Grey Cup. The Lions hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Texas A&M Aggies Football
The Texas A&M Aggies football program represents Texas A&M University in the sport of American football. The Texas A&M Aggies, Aggies compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Texas A&M football claims three national titles and 18 conference titles. The team plays all home games at Kyle Field, a 102,733-person capacity outdoor stadium on the university campus. History Early history (1894–1964) Texas A&M first fielded a football team in 1894, under the direction of head coach F. Dudley Perkins. The team compiled a 1–1 record. W. A. Murray served as A&M's head coach from 1899 to 1901, compiling a record of 7–8–1. From 1902 to 1904, J. E. Platt served as A&M's head coach, his teams compiling a record of 18–5–3. From 1909 to 1914, A&M compiled a 38–8–4 record under head coach Charley Moran. Moran's 1909 team finished undefeated, and all but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nik Constantinou
Nik Constantinou (born 17 December 1999) is an Australian professional gridiron football punter for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Texas A&M. Early life Constantinou grew up in Melbourne, Australia. After playing at the PEGS Football Club, Constantinou decided to commit to play college football for the Texas A&M Aggies. College career During Constantinou's freshman season in 2019 he played in one game where he punted once for 57 yards. In the 2020 season, Constantinou punted 36 times for 1,459 yards, with three being for 50 plus yards, and 13 that were downed inside the 20 yard line. In week three of the 2021 season, Constantinou punted four times for 182 yards, with all four punts being downed within the 20 yard line. During the 2021 season, Constantinou punted 51 times for 2,377 yards, with 19 traveling 50 yards or more, and 22 punts landing inside the 20 yard line. During the 2022 season, Constantinou would punt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division (CFL), East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton Stadium. The club traces its origins back to 1869 to the founding of Hamilton Football Club which adopted the nickname “tigers” a few years after its founding (although it had been informally called the Tigers since its first game). In 1950, the Hamilton Tigers (football), Tigers absorbed the cross-town upstart Hamilton Wildcats (Canadian football), Hamilton Wildcats largely to eliminate the gate competition from the underfunded Wildcats. The Tigers adopted the name "Tiger-Cats". Since 1950, the team has won the Grey Cup championship eight times, most recently in 1999 Grey Cup, 1999. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Club recognizes all Grey Cups won by Hamilton-based teams as part of their history, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
New Mexico State Aggies Football
The New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football as a member of Conference USA. New Mexico State spent the 2013 season as an independent and from 2014 to 2017 as a football–only member of the Sun Belt Conference, New Mexico State began playing as an independent again with the 2018 football season. On November 5, 2021, New Mexico State announced it would be joining Conference USA in all sports including football starting in 2023. History Early history (1893–1985) One of New Mexico State's earliest football games was the first match-up against in-state rival New Mexico Lobos football, New Mexico on January 1, 1894. From 1914 to 1916, Clarence W. Russell, Clarence Russell served as head football coach of the Aggies, compiling a 7–2–6 record. Dutch Bergman served as head coach from 1920 to 1922, compiling a record of 12–1–5. R. R. Brown served as the head football coach o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ron Tiavaasue
Ron Tiavaasue (born 19 November 1997) is a Samoan–New Zealand professional gridiron football fullback who is a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Snow Badgers, Missouri State Bears, Utah State Aggies and New Mexico State Aggies. He was selected by the Stampeders in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2024 CFL global draft. Early life Tiavaasue was born on 19 November 1997 in Samoa. He grew up in Auckland, New Zealand, and played rugby. He attended Akid Secondary School. In 2018, he attended a camp in Australia and was noticed by football coach Andrew Mitchell. College career Mitchell convinced Tiavaasue to move to the United States to play for the Snow Badgers of Snow College in Utah, where Mitchell was head coach. He enrolled at the school in 2018 and played football for the first time. A tight end, he appeared in nine games during the 2018 season, recording four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
