Toronto Argonauts News

We are roughly half-way through the painful and agonizing waiting period, also known as the offseason for the Canadian Football League, but have not been left without a share of major headlines.

The University of Notre Dame has produced a vast quantity of tremendous players since the inception of the program in 1887, but only a select few have gone on to illustrious careers in the NFL.

Edmonton Eskimos' Jerome Messam, here separated from his helmet by the Alouettes, is rumoured to be signing with Miami in the NFL after a breakout year.

As several players arrange workouts looking to catch on with NFL teams, and with CFL free agency slated to open in less than a month, stay up to date with player news and reports on TSN.ca's weekly rundown.

Wake Forest has announced the addition of Jonathan Himebauch and Derrick Jackson to the coaching staff.

For the many who preceded him and the many who will follow, there will never be a professional football player quite like Ricky Williams.

In the late 1980's and early 1990's the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats were up for sale.

Ricky Ray poses with his jersey after being introduced as the new quarterback of the CFL Toronto Argonauts during a news conference in Toronto Dec.

This should be a time when the Canadian Football League is looking forward to the 2012 Grey Cup, the the 100th edition of the game, to be played at Rogers Centre in Toronto, but there is a sobering bit of reality tempering all the euphoria.

Training camp for the 2012 Indoor Football League season for the Fever kicks off this weekend, with a 2:30 p.m. practice Saturday inside the Toyota Center.

Next Thursday evening, the doors to the Oakville Sports Hall of Fame will swing open and four new honoured members will join the 34 athletes and builders already enshrined.

The Toronto Argonauts made famous the "Argo bounce," the knack for having things go their way on the football field at the most opportune times.

Canadian Football League free agency doesn't begin until Feb. 16, but the Toronto Argonauts have already added the biggest piece to their puzzle, new quarterback Ricky Ray.

Canadian actor Alan Thicke is best known for his role as Jason Seaver on the television series Growing Pains, but his name could have also been synonomous with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats - along with an infamous sports celebrity.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders' general manager still has a week to sign Fantuz before the start of CFL free agency Feb.

After a season in Switzerland, he had impressive moments with Vancouver in training camp five months ago, but was not signed to a contract by the Canucks or any other club.

The former NFL rushing champion assumed a reserve role with the Ravens this past season, gaining 444 yards and scoring two touchdowns while backing up Ray Rice.

Limited playing time Jason Jimenez celebrates with B.C. Lions teammate Paris Jackson after his first down against the Toronto Argonauts in a September 2009 contest.

Greg Barton has been physically separated from Long Beach for more than four decades, but on some emotional level the former Millikan High and Long Beach City College quarterback never really left.

Derrick Jackson, a former safety at Duke who spent last season as an assistant coach at Rice, will join the Wake Forest football staff.