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I remember a time when Canadian OL were the lowest paid & least appreciated players on the team. I can only imagine what the Bombers paid G Ed Kotowich, T Cornell Piper, C Ray Ash, G Steve Patrick & T Roger Savoie during their 4 Grey Cups in 5 year run. Indeed, most Cnadians in the CFL were underpaid back then. Even thousand yard rusher Gerry James James despised Bud Grant claiming he hated Canadians & if he had his way he would cut all of them. After a contract dispute after the 62 season, Grant traded him to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1964 after James sat out the 1963 season. The Riders were the worst team in the CFL. James retired after the 64 season season in Regina. it wasn't uncommon to pay canadians $150-200,000 a year a few years ago. Most made over $120,000 a decade ago.

Like more than wide receivers, defensive backs, linebackers, running backs etc. etc.?

The pay scale has changed now so i could be wrong. Up until 2 or 3 seasons ago as a group they were. Some of these Canadian OL couldn't start yet they got paid more than American OL who were better.

Compared to other positions? Really? I thought otherwise. I sit corrected.

https://www.nhl.com/news/hall-of-fame-goaltender-glenn-hall-dead-at-94

If anyone wants the full report (at least what was released): https://cflpa.com/club-reportcards-2025

im kinda shocked it didnt happen today

It ain't what it used to be. Especially in the Jim Spavital era where they went at it for 2 weeks with two a days full hitting every practice in the hot June & July sun. No days off. Spav was crazy. Screaming & yelling. Never happy. He reached a new level of brutality unmatched since. I was a teen & used to bike to TC at St John's Ravenscourt to watch as my exams were over in school. The hitting went on constantly. Every drill & scrimmage was contact & collision. However, I remember one thing. As TC went on, fewer players were getting hurt. And fewer players quit by sneakimg out during the night. They had to survive that first week. The second week seemed easier & they really toughened up. However, I know every single player there hated the entire camp experience & their HC. Then a 4 game exhibition season after that. TC would start mid June, the exhibition season one game a week & then the regular season the first week of August. Six weeks of hell for the players.

Oh really eh. Well. Cut that dude cuz kind of a soft quote. TC appears quite pointless here. But perhaps insight into why free agents don’t sign here? I’m not sure i even understand the point of the players survey.

Yeah, I think they still are but bringing in more Americans is lowering the pay scale. These guys had it so easy money wise for thirty years. All becauase coaches didn't want Americans playing on the OL. They wanted them at skill positions. However, it took years to build an All canadian OL. The Bombers never could do it under Osh though they came close. Things started turning around for the line in 2014/5 when they signed that huge American Guard who was 300 lbs plus. Yeah, talking to former players would certainly be sour grapes.

Nope, they can only vote/comment on their current team.

Are they now with Hatcher lawler and the sorts making more as WRs? I dunno man. But you probably right. Lowest Canadian OL salary prob higher than receiver salary. Average. But maybe not anymore. I dunno seems like the starters get paid.

Canadian OL are the highest paid group collectively across the board.

I know why but ironically 70% to 80 % of them on the LOS aren’t the highest paid guys.

Agreed. they do that with kids today. The practices are soft. Kids go thud in practice learning to tackle which is unrealistic. Which may be safer at practice but games are full speed. I see 11 & 12 year olds all the way to high school age kids getting injured because suddenly they're going full speed when they never did in practice. Injuries happen. The games now are tougherthan practice. I've talked to guys I used to coach with telling me that today some kids don't quit after practice but after a game. They're scared.

Boo hoo really from the bitter obviously released player from camp they got that quote from.

Waiving Nyquist would be a good start.

Previous camps were soft, this one was certainly more competitive. It’s also a general issue, that practices are glorified walk through. TC isn’t what it used to be, two a days with high levels of contact. But that is progress, tcs used to be horror shows. Maybe the only good thing to come from chris jones. We need more meaningful practices with pads etc. I see that complaint about having to be in camp and wearing pads every day as soft af. I hope we keep bringing the score up.

Yet, he got an NFL shot. he's the perfect example of had the NFL & CFL had an agreement that if there was compensation paid would they have brought him in & worked him out? Same with Ajou Ajou?? He got to a NFL training camp for God know why?? Just an extra receiver at camp.

They would, nfl teams chase talent hard and invest massive sums in scouting out side the nfl. If it was a compensation based system it would likely be league wide, so they all split it after a year, wouldn’t even register to them. But, they would want considerable concessions in other areas we wouldn’t want. Mid season call ups, send downs, and rule changes.

I'd take KSB in a heartbeat. Especially if the price is right. Signing here would blow Rider fans minds. It would be sweet. Just an adendum, the loss of Donte Meyers may bring KSB's value up unless the Riders target another team's free agent receiver.

he got tons of talent, but he didn’t push any one to a higher level then when they came in. We just had great talent on the dl at that point. 100-135k ish is pretty cheap for a starting ni wr who isn’t the wide side guy who blocks as many plays as he runs. But since his break out year, he’s played just 28 games in 3 years. He hasn’t come close to the same level of production since then, and never broken 1k yards never had 70 or more catches and only 5 tds once. He’s a perfect candidate for an incentive laden deal with a low base structure.

They've missed the playoffs in 2023 & 24. They got some momentum back last season getting back in but the 2025 season was like A Tale Of Two Cities as they got off to a fast start & then really limped in the second half of the season. Vernon Adams play really tailed off. Season ticket sales are up but now with those 3 stars gone, will that flat line??? Calgary used to be such a great football city. The Stamps were everywhere in the city when we moved here in 1990, especially when Flutie & Garcia played. Now it just sucks. Even the pro soccer team gets more coverage than the Stamps do. The Herald & Sun will send a reporter on the road with Calvary but not the Stamps. The team is invisible all year round. The loss of those players is really gonna hurt.

If NFL teams had to pay CFL teams for the players, they wouldn't bother. They'd just bring in players that they don't need to pay for.

Interesting comments about tc given the opinions of some here that our camp is too soft.