It’s scouting season in the CFL. In addition to attending numerous pro days across the country, it is common for CFL teams to hold open tryouts in various cities throughout the United States as they aim to discover new talent.
Currently, 6 out of the 9 CFL teams have a series of open tryouts scheduled. The 3 teams that do not have open tryouts scheduled are the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Toronto Argonauts, and the Ottawa Red Blacks. Every team in the West Division is holding open tryouts, while Montreal is the only East Division team to be doing so.
Atlanta, Georgia, and the Dallas, Texas area are the most popular stops this year as both locations have 5 CFL teams holding open tryouts in these locations.
Some teams are not working out certain position groups such as Montreal is not working out any kickers, punters, or snappers at these tryouts. Currently, in Montreal, there are 2 punters and a kicker on the roster with a global status and 1 kicker who has a national designation. It seems safe to assume they are not looking to use an American roster designation on the kicking or punting position.
BC Tryouts
Las Vegas, NV: Saturday, February 4th
Fort Worth, TX: Saturday, April 15th
Atlanta, GA: Sunday, April 16th
Seattle, WA: Sunday, April 30th
Calgary Tryouts:
Miami, FL area: April 1
Charlotte, NC, area: April 1
Orlando, FL area: April 2
Atlanta, GA: April 2
Edmonton Tryouts:
Richardson, TX: Saturday, April 8
Baltimore, MD: Saturday, April 15
Beverly Hills, MI: Saturday, April 22
Pasadena, CA: Saturday, April 29
Montreal Alouettes Tryouts:
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL: Sunday, April 16th
RICHARDSON (DALLAS), TX: Saturday, April 22nd
CHARLOTTE, NC: Sunday, April 23rd
HOUSTON, TX: Saturday, May 6th
ATLANTA, GA: Sunday, May 7th
Saskatchewan Tryouts:
CINCINNATI, OH: Sunday, April 2nd
LOS ANGELES, CA: Saturday, April 8th
DALLAS, TX: Sunday, April 16th
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL: Sunday, April 23rd
ATLANTA, GA: Saturday, May 6th
Winnipeg Tryouts:
Tampa, Florida area: Saturday, March 25th
Tulsa, Oklahoma: Saturday, April 1st
Dallas, Texas: Sunday, April 2nd
Atlanta, Georgia: Saturday, April 29th
CFL Offseason Key Dates:
March 22-26: CFL Combine
May 2: CFL Draft, Global Draft
May 10: Rookie Camp opens
May 13: Rosters reduced to 85
May 14: Training Camp opens
May 16 Rosters reduced to 75
June 3: Training Camp Ends
Preseason Schedule:
Week 1:
Monday, May 22, 4 PM ET: Edmonton @ Calgary
Week 2:
Friday, May 26, 7:30 PM ET: Montreal @ Ottawa
Saturday, May 27, 4 PM ET: Winnipeg @ Edmonton
Saturday, May 27, 4 PM ET: Toronto @ Hamilton
Saturday, May 27, 7 PM ET: British Columbia @ Saskatchewan
Week 3:
Thursday, June 1, 7:30 PM ET: Ottawa @ Toronto
Thursday, June 1, 10:30 PM ET: Calgary @ British Columbia
Friday, June 2, 7:30 PM ET: Hamilton @ Montreal
Friday, June 2, 8:30 PM ET: Saskatchewan @ Winnipeg
