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CTV News
12 hours ago
- Sport
- CTV News
Riders sign 1,000-yard rusher Ka'Deem Carey
Toronto Argonauts head coach Ryan Dinwiddie, left, celebrates with teammate Ka'Deem Carey (25) during second half CFL football action at the 111th Grey Cup against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the signing of running back Ka'Deem Carey on Monday, after opening the season with a home win over Ottawa last Thursday. The signing was first reported by TSN's Dave Naylor, the team then confirmed it on Monday. Carey rushed for 1,060 yards and seven touchdowns in 2024 with the Toronto Argonauts — third best in the CFL. He also recorded 37 receptions for 356 yards and a touchdown, and recorded 79 yards and a touchdown in Toronto's Grey Cup win over Winnipeg last November. Before joining the Argonauts, Carey spent four seasons with the Calgary Stampeders, where he led the CFL in rushing in 2021 and 2022. Carey is also a three-time divisional all-star and a 2022 CFL all-star. He also spent parts of three seasons with the NFL's Chicago Bears, playing in 37 games. Along with Carey, the Riders also confirmed the signings of linebacker Braxton Hill and offensive lineman Darius Washington. Hill spent four weeks with the Riders last fall as a member of the club's expanded practice roster and attended training camp with the team in 2025, the Riders said. Washington attended rookie mini-camp with the Denver Broncos after spending six seasons at Florida State. The Riders next action comes Saturday in Hamilton.
Toronto Star
a day ago
- Sport
- Toronto Star
Argos opt for youth over experience in cutting their starting running back from Grey Cup championship team
It's always one of the toughest days of the season, when every CFL front office has to make final roster cuts. Argonauts head coach Ryan Dinwiddie said this year's decision was especially hard in the backfield. In the end, they opted to build for the future. That meant parting ways with Ka'Deem Carey, a key cog in Toronto's Grey Cup run last fall.
CTV News
a day ago
- Sport
- CTV News
Veteran running back Carey among Toronto Argonauts final cuts
Toronto Argonauts head coach Ryan Dinwiddie, left, celebrates with teammate Ka'Deem Carey (25) during second half CFL football action at the 111th Grey Cup against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette TORONTO — He was a big part of the Toronto Argonauts' Grey Cup championship last season. but Ka'Deem Carey won't help them defend it. The veteran running back was among Toronto's final cuts released Sunday. CFL teams had to make their final roster moves by 10 p.m. ET on Saturday night. The 2025 season opens Thursday night with the Ottawa Redblacks visiting the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Toronto begins its campaign Friday night on the road versus the Montreal Alouettes. Saskatchewan, Ottawa and Montreal released their final cuts Saturday. Carey, 32, ran for team-high 1,060 yards (5.5-yard average) with seven touchdowns last season, his first with Toronto. The five-foot-nine, 215-pound Carey, who earned a '18 Grey Cup ring with Calgary, added 37 catches for 356 yards and a TD while appearing in all 18 regular-season games. Carey also appeared in all three of Toronto's playoff games, rushing for 79 yards and a TD on 15 carries in the club's 41-24 Grey Cup win over Winnipeg. He re-signed with the club in the off-season. 'It's a tough day,' Toronto head coach Ryan Dinwiddie said of final cut-down. 'I wish I could keep them all … it's just unfortunate we've got to make some tough decisions, that's professional football. 'You've got to go with what you think is best for your football club.' American Deonta McMahon, entering his third season with Toronto, is expected to take Carey's spot in Toronto's backfield. Also among the 18 players released by Toronto were quarterback Cameron Dukes and veteran defensive back Ciante Evans, both Americans. Dukes made nine starts last season for Toronto, posting a 4-5 record, as incumbent Chad Kelly missed the club's first nine regular-season games due to suspension. The six-foot, 200-pound Dukes completed 143-of-199 passes (71.9 per cent) for 1,444 yards with seven touchdowns, and six interceptions while adding 321 yards rushing and four touchdowns. Evans, 32, signed with Toronto in the off-season after registering 31 tackles and two interceptions in 13 regular-season games last season with the B.C. Lions. Toronto placed running back Jyran Mitchell, receiver Calvin Turner Jr. and Dorian Anderson, offensive linemen Anim Dankwah and Hampton Ergle, defensive linemen Greg Reaves, Da'Marcus Johnson and Brevin Allen, linebacker Stephen Smith, defensive back Delonte Hood and kicker Alfredo Gachuz-Lozada on the practice roster. Quarterback Logan Bonner and receiver Cam Echols, both Americans, were among Calgary's final cuts. Bonner spent two seasons with the Stampeders and started the club's 37-16 loss to Edmonton last year, completing 21-of-36 passes for 284 yards and five interceptions. The six-foot, 195-pound Echols had 31 catches for 363 yards and four touchdowns in 12 regular-season games last season while also registering 12 punt returns for 109 yards and eight kickoff returns for 181 yards. The 30-year-old also spent time with Hamilton (2018) and B.C. (2019). Receivers Daylen Baldwin, Kaylon Horton and Vyshonne Janusas, linebackers Nicky Farinaccio and Kelechi Anyalebechi, defensive backs Marloshawn Franklin Jr. and Anthony Johnson Jr., offensive lineman Preston Nichols, defensive lineman Shaun Peterson Jr., kicker Jordan Noyes and punter Mark Vassett earned practice-roster spots. American defensive back Marcus Lewis, who started eight-of-11 games last season with Edmonton, was among 27 players released by the squad. Lewis registered 19 tackles, a special-teams tackle, and an interception in 2024, his second campaign with the Elks after playing previously with Ottawa (2021). The Hamilton Tiger-Cats released 24 players, including Canadian receivers Luther Hakunavanhu and Bruno Labelle. Hakunavanhu, who began his CFL career with Calgary (2021-23), had nine catches for 171 yards and four TDs in eight games last season. Labelle was entering his first season with Hamilton after appearing in 29 games over the two previous campaigns with Saskatchewan. Running back Treshaun Ward, receivers Keaton Bruggeling and Josh Johnson, offensive linemen Jakub Szott and Brayden Swartout, defensive linemen Kyle Samson, Ty Anderson and Philip Ossai, linebacker Kyler Fisher and defensive back Zamari Walton were placed on the practice squad. Canadian receiver Rysen John was among B.C.'s final 16 players released. The six-foot-seven, 220-pound former Simon Fraser star, a native of Surrey, B.C., signed with the Lions after two seasons with Calgary. Running back Deshaun Fenwick, receivers Ezechiel Tieide and Seven McGee, offensive linemen Alex Berwick and Tyran Hunt, defensive lineman Jalil Clemons, linebacker Devin Richardson, defensive backs Travian Blaylock and Jaylin Williams, long-snapper Cam Foran and punter Ross Bolger were added to the practice squad. American receiver Myron Mitchell, who dressed for four regular-season games last season, was among Winnipeg's final cuts. The Bombers also put running back Quinton Cooley, receivers Gavin Cobb, Kody Case and Reggie White Jr., offensive linemen Ethan Vibert and Tyler Elsbury, defensive linemen Jay Person and Kemari Munier-Bailey and defensive backs Ethan Ball, Cam Allen and Jaiden Woodbey on the practice roster. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 1, 2025. Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press
CTV News
5 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
New-look Toronto Argonauts squad to kick off '25 season in Montreal
Toronto Argonauts head coach Ryan Dinwiddie smiles during a team walk-through ahead of the 111th CFL Grey Cup, in Vancouver, on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts squad head coach Ryan Dinwiddie led to a 2024 Grey Cup win will be vastly different than the one tasked with defending the title. Toronto visits the Montreal Alouettes on Friday in the season opener for both teams. But the Argos will be minus seven defensive starters, along with quarterback Chad Kelly and rushing leader Ka'Deem Carey. 'I see a new group coming together and building its identity,' Dinwiddie said. 'I feel like the new pieces really fit in well and even the young rookies fit into the culture and understand what it is. 'I think we're definitely capable of being a playoff team and making a run at the end, but we've obviously got to prove that.' Defensive linemen Jake Ceresna and Robbie Smith (both in Edmonton), Ralph Holley (Cleveland, NFL) and Folarin Orimolade (trade, Calgary), linebacker Tunde Adeleke (Ottawa, then retired) and defensive backs Royce Metchie (Edmonton) and DaShaun Amos (Hamilton) are all gone. Ditto for Carey, who was released last weekend after rushing for 1,060 yards and seven TDs last season, his first with Toronto. For the second straight year, Toronto is opening the season with Kelly, the CFL's 2023 outstanding player. Kelly, 31, suffered a fractured tibia and fibula in last year's 30-28 East Division final win over Montreal that required surgery and was only cleared to practise late last week. Veteran Nick Arbuckle will start in Montreal. Arbuckle got the nod for Toronto's Grey Cup showdown versus Winnipeg, passing for 252 yards and two TDs in securing MVP honours in the Argos' 41-24 victory. Last season, Kelly missed the entire exhibition campaign and Toronto's first nine regular-season contests after being suspended by the CFL for violating its gender-based violence policy. The Argos went 5-4 under Cam Dukes (4-4) and Arbuckle (1-0) before Kelly was reinstated and finished with a 10-8 record to stand second in the East Division. Toronto also released Dukes last weekend. Arbuckle will have a veteran receiving corps with DaVaris Daniels, Damonte Coxie, Dejon Brissett (top Canadian in Grey Cup) and David Ungerer III. But Makai Polk (61 catches, 1,024 yards, five TDs) is now an Atlanta Falcon. Deonta McMahon (288 rushing yards, six-yard average, 30 catches, 237 yards, TD) replaces Carey at halfback. The offensive line will again be solid, anchored by Canadian tackle Ryan Hunter, the CFL's top lineman last year, who moves to the right side this season. Towering Sage Doxtater (6-7, 343 pounds) starts at left guard after joining the Argos late last season. Sophomore defensive end Derek Parish (six sacks last season) starts on the defensive line, Veteran Anthony Lanier II (free agent, Saskatchewan) and rookie Jeremiah Ojo ('25 first-round pick) should both get chances to play. Veteran middle linebacker Wynton McManis returns and will be flanked by Canadian Cam Judge (trade, Calgary). And although Amos and Metchie are gone, cornerbacks Tarvarus McFadden and Beniie Franklin and halfback Mark Milton remain in the secondary. Veteran kicker Lirim Hajrullahu and punter John Haggerty are also back. The return game is handled capably by Janarion Grant, the CFL's top special-teams player last season, who will miss the season opener due to injury. 'Our guys all know what the expectation is,' Dinwiddie said. 'I don't care how many guys are new or how many guys we've lost, no one cares about that. 'We've got to understand it's going to be a tough season, we're going to have some ups and downs just like you always do. It's a new chapter, a new season, and now we've got to go earn it.' Since 2022, Toronto is 7-2 versus Montreal in the regular season but Montreal holds the overall edge (112-99-3). Dinwiddie, entering his fifth season as Argos head coach, is 26-10 versus division rivals. Montreal head coach Jason Maas is 13-5 within the East Division. 2024 record: 10-8, second, East Division. Did you know?: Toronto's affable GM Mike (Pinball) Clemons is 8-0 in the Grey Cup as a player, coach and administrator since joining the franchise in 1989. Key additions: DL Antony Lanier Lanier II (Saskatchewan), LB Cameron Judge (Calgary). Key losses: DLs Jake Ceresna (Edmonton), Robbie Smith (Edmonton), Ralph Holley (Cleveland, NFL), Folarin Orimolade (Calgary) and Jared Brinkman (Edmonton), DBs DaShaun Amos (Hamilton) and Royce Metchie (Edmonton), linebacker Tunde Adeleke (Ottawa, then retired), WR Makai Polk (Atlanta, NFL), RB Ka'Deem Carey (released) and QB Cam Dukes (released). Players to watch: RB Deonta McMahon, WRs DaVaris Daniels, Damonte Coxie and Dejon Brissett, LB Wynton McManis, KR-WR Janarion Grant, K Lirim Hajrullahu. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 5, 2025. Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press
National Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- National Post
SIMMONS: Argos remain the Toronto team everyone should want to equal
When the Maple Leafs were winning four Stanley Cups in the 1960s — the glory days — the Argos were winning absolutely nothing. Article content The CFL was a nine-team league and the NHL had six teams the time. Article content Article content The Leafs were the standard for Toronto sport while the Argos once went 31 years between titles. Article content But, over time, all that has changed, as has just about everything with the Argos. Article content They are the defending Grey Cup champions. The win last November was the second for head coach Ryan Dinwiddie in just four years on the job. It was the fifth Grey Cup win for the Argos since 2004. Article content That's five wins in the past 20 seasons. Article content This has been the hottest team in Toronto for a lot of our lives, no matter how old you are, the team we want the Leafs and Raptors and Blue Jays to mirror — but somehow that's just not possible. Article content The newest Argos season begins Friday night in Montreal and, if there is any consternation over the season opener, it's not heard in many places. Article content The star quarterback, the controversial figure that is Chad Kelly, isn't healthy enough to start Week 1. The star running back of a year ago, Ka'Deem Carey, the thousand-yard rusher, was let go at the end of camp in a surprising transaction. Two stars from the defensive line, Ralph Holley and Robbie Smith, have gone elsewhere for more money, Holley to try and land a job in Cleveland, Smith went to Edmonton and all but doubled his Toronto salary. Article content And yet coach Dinwiddie likes the roster he has to begin the season, figures these Argos are good enough to make the playoffs, could be back in the Grey Cup again, isn't ruling anything out. And why should he? Article content Article content Dinwiddie isn't easy to define. He doesn't have the head football coaching kind of presence that a Don Matthews had. He doesn't have the folksy way about him that a Marv Levy had in Buffalo. There isn't anything about him that particularly stands out except his resume. Article content That alone should make him a legend for all time in Toronto. Leo Cahill never won anything and talked a great game and remains legendary with those old enough to have been around when he mattered as Argos coach. Matthews won two Grey Cups in two seasons in one of his stints coaching the Argos and had Doug Flutie as his quarterback in those years. He'll always be remembered for that. Article content Dinwiddie has two Grey Cups — probably should have three — and he won while starting at quarterback with Macleod Bethel-Thompson in one game and career backup Nick Arbuckle in the other.
