Tuesday is a huge day in the pro football industry.
Around 1,000 players will lose their jobs ahead of the NFL cutdown deadline.
Teams must reduce their rosters to 53 players from the training-camp maximum total of 90 by 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT. After most players go through waivers, teams then can form their practice rosters.
The 30-plus Canadian NFL players are of great interest to CFL teams, who could make significant boosts to their rosters for the second half of the seasons after the top league makes cuts.
See below for the statuses of Canadians on NFL rosters as of this past weekend. Each player’s NFL team, hometown and CFL rightsholder are listed in brackets.
CFL rights information comes from 3DownNation.
Last updated: Monday, 8 a.m. ET
Cut
DB Tevaughn Campbell (Jacksonville Jaguars, Toronto, no CFL rights)
The Jaguars made Campbell one of their first cuts on Sunday. He spent most of last season on Jacksonville’s practice roster and has played 37 career NFL games.
DB Jonathan Sutherland (New York Giants, Ottawa, Montreal Alouettes)
Sutherland was waived with an injury designation on Sunday. The Giants signed Sutherland in mid-August after he was cut by the Seattle Seahawks, where he spent most of his 2023 rookie campaign on the practice roster.
DL Lwal Uguak (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Edmonton, Montreal Alouettes)
3DownNation reported Monday that Uguak was waived with an injury designation. That means Uguak goes on injured reserve unless player and team reach an injury settlement within five days. Uguak helped the Alouettes win the Grey Cup last year in his first pro season, earning a shot at the NFL in the process.
On training-camp rosters
OL Isaiah Adams (Arizona Cardinals, Ajax, Ont., no CFL rights)
A third-round pick in this year’s NFL Draft, Adams is listed as the backup left guard on Arizona’s most recent depth chart.
DL Eli Ankou (Buffalo Bills, Ottawa, Ottawa Redblacks)
The 30-year-old returned to the Bills on the practice roster midway through last year. He has been on nine NFL teams.
OL Theo Benedet (Chicago Bears, Toronto, B.C. Lions)
The Bears signed the UBC product as an undrafted free agent prior to the season. He was named top lineman in U Sports the past two years.
OL Matthew Bergeron (Atlanta Falcons, Victoriaville, Que., no CFL rights)
A second-round pick in last year’s NFL Draft, Bergeron was a full-time starter at left guard for the Falcons, who are a popular pick to make noise in the NFC this season
DL Mathieu Betts (Detroit Lions, Montreal, no CFL rights)
The CFL’s sack leader last year with B.C., Betts had one sack in the Lions’ second pre-season game. The American football Lions signed Betts this off-season.
RB Chase Brown (Cincinnati Bengals, London, Ont., Montreal Alouettes)
The second-year running back is competing for carries with veteran Zack Moss in the Bengals backfield. Brown had 44 carries for 179 yards and a touchdown last season.
DB Sydney Brown (Philadelphia Eagles, London, Ont., no CFL rights)
The twin brother of Chase, he tore his ACL in last year’s season finale. He’s likely to stay on the Physically Unable to Perform list when the season starts, meaning he’ll miss at least the first four games.
OL Anim Dankwah (Philadelphia Eagles, Brampton, Ont., Toronto Argonauts)
The Eagles signed the six-foot-eight, 353-pound Howard University product as an undrafted free agent this off-season.
DL Neville Gallimore (Dallas Cowboys, Ottawa, Saskatchewan Roughriders)
The Dolphins signed the former Dallas Cowboys third-round pick this off-season. Gallimore started 14 games in four years for Dallas.
OL Kyle Hergel (Toronto, New Orleans Saints, Saskatchewan Roughriders)
The Saints signed Hergel as an undrafted free agent this past off-season out of Boston College. He earned conference honours at three universities.
DL/LB Michael Hoecht (Los Angeles Rams, Oakville, Ont., Ottawa Redblacks)
Hoecht, 26, was a full-time starter for the Rams last year, notching 81 tackles and six sacks.
DB Jevon Holland (Miami Dolphins, Coquitlam, B.C., no CFL rights)
The 24-year-old Oregon product has established himself as a key part of the Dolphins’ secondary the past three years.
RB Chuba Hubbard (Carolina Panthers, Sherwood Park, Alta., Calgary Stampeders)
Hubbard, 25, is expected to be the starter for the Panthers this year after grabbing the job midway through last season.
OL Alaric Jackson (Los Angeles Rams, Windsor, Ont., B.C. Lions)
The Rams’ starting left tackle last season, Jackson has been suspended for the first two games of 2024 for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
TE Theo Johnson (New York Giants, Windsor, Ont., B.C. Lions)
The Giants picked the Penn State product in the fourth round of this year’s NFL Draft. He’s listed as the team’s backup at tight end.
TE Nikola Kalinic (Los Angeles Rams, Toronto, no CFL rights)
The 27-year-old York University product broke into the NFL with Indianapolis in 2022 after two seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He spent all of last season on the Rams’ practice roster.
DB Deane Leonard (Los Angeles Chargers, Calgary, Hamilton Tiger-Cats)
A seventh-round pick by the Chargers in 2022, Leonard made three starts last year.
LB Jesse Luketa (Arizona Cardinals, Ottawa, Ottawa Redblacks)
A seventh-round pick by the Cardinals in 2022, Luketa had a strip-sack of Denver QB Zach Wilson in Arizona’s second pre-season game.
OL Giovanni Manu (Detroit Lions, Pitt Meadows, B.C., Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
The Lions picked Manu in the fourth round of this year’s NFL Draft out of UBC.
TE Tanner McLachlan (Cincinnati Bengals, Lethbridge, Alta., Calgary Stampeders)
The Bengals picked the Arizona product in the seventh round of this year’s NFL Draft.
WR John Metchie III (Houston Texans, Brampton, Ont., B.C. Lions)
Metchie missed his 2022 rookie year after being diagnosed with leukemia, but then got some playing time last year and earned some praise from star quarterback C.J. Stroud this pre-season.
LB Amen Ogbongbemiga (Chicago Bears, Calgary, Calgary Stampeders)
The Bears signed Ogbongbemiga after he spent three seasons with the Chargers as an undrafted free agent.
DL David Onyemata (Atlanta Falcons, Winnipeg, Saskatchewan Roughriders)
The 31-year-old University of Manitoba product is in the second year of a three-year, $35-million deal with the Falcons.
WR Josh Palmer (Los Angeles Chargers, Brampton, Ont., no CFL rights)
The third-year pro is slated to be a starter on a Chargers team featuring a new offensive minded coach in ex-University of Michigan bench boss Jim Harbaugh.
LB Tavius Robinson (Baltimore Ravens, Guelph, Ont., Saskatchewan Roughriders)
A fourth-round pick last year, Robinson made 27 tackles and got one start in his rookie season for a top team.
OL Dakoda Shepley (Dallas Cowboys, Windsor, Ont., no CFL rights)
The 29-year-old UBC product was picked up by the Cowboys for the second time in less than a year last season. He spent the entire 2023 season on practice rosters.
DL Nathan Shepherd (New Orleans Saints, Ajax, Ont., Hamilton Tiger-Cats)
A third-round pick of the New York Jets in 2018, Shepherd earned a three-year, $15-million deal with the Saints before last season.
OL Sidy Sow (New England Patriots, Bromont, Que., Saskatchewan Roughriders)
A fourth-round pick of the Pats last season, the Eastern Michigan product started 13 games for New England in his rookie campaign.
DB Benjamin St-Juste (Washington Commanders, Montreal, Toronto Argonauts)
A third-round Commanders pick in 2021, St-Juste is a starter for Washington. He had 67 tackles last season.
DL Brent Urban (Baltimore Ravens, Mississauga, Ont., Hamilton Tiger-Cats)
The 33-year-old is with the Ravens for a second time after starting his NFL career in Baltimore in 2015 as a fourth-round pick.
DL/LB Luiji Vilain (Carolina Panthers, Ottawa, Toronto Argonauts)
The Panthers claimed Vilain from the Minnesota Vikings last year midway through his second season.
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