The Toronto Argonauts’ quest to defend the Grey Cup title ended prematurely on Saturday night, as they suffered a historic Eastern Final upset at the hands of the Montreal Alouettes.
Head coach Ryan Dinwiddie and Pinball Clemons built a juggernaut that etched their names in the record books in 2023, tying the best regular-season record in CFL history at 16-2. A rare off-night from star quarterback Chad Kelly spoiled the franchise’s 100th anniversary in the postseason, but the focus now shifts towards keeping the core of the roster together.
This is the seventh installment in a series of articles from 3DownNation outlining the pending free agents from each CFL team. We have already covered the Edmonton Elks, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Ottawa Redblacks, Calgary Stampeders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and B.C. Lions.
Please note that “N” denotes nationals (ie. Canadians), “A” denotes Americans, and “G” denotes Globals.
Quarterback
None
Running back and fullback
Javon Leake (A)
Andrew Harris (N)
A.J. Ouellette (A)
Receiver
Dejon Brissett (N)
Damonte Coxie (A)
Tommy Nield (N)
Richard Sindani (N)
Cameron Phillips (A)
Offensive line
Darius Ciraco (N)
Dylan Giffen (N)
Shane Richards (N)
Trevon Tate (A)
Dariusz Bladek (N)
Isiah Cage (A)
Defensive line
Brandon Barlow (A)
Dewayne Hendrix (A)
Shawn Oakman (A)
Benoit Marion (N)
Linebacker
Jack Cassar (N)
Trevor Hoyte (N)
Jonathan Jones (A)
Wynton McManis (A)
Adarius Pickett (A)
Robert Priester (A)
Henoc Muamba (N)
Brian Harelimana (N)
Defensive back
Jamie Harry (N)
Maurice Carnell (A)
Robertson Daniel (A)
Jamal Peters (A)
Tigre Sankoh (G)
Specialists
Boris Bede (A)
It should be noted that any player who finishes the season on the practice roster automatically becomes a free agent following a team’s final game. That means that fullback Spencer Nichols (N), receivers Carlton Agudosi (A), Jeremiah Haydel (A), Aaron Parker (A), and B.J. Byrd (A), offensive linemen Brayden Noll (N) and Aron Johnson (A), defensive lineman Tyler Williams (A), linebacker Emmanuel Falola (G), defensive backs Eric Sutton (N) and Benjie Franklin (A), and kicker Alfredo Gachuz Lozada (G) are all free to sign with other teams.
