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2021 CFL Team Award Winners Enter the Spotlight

Published on November 17, 2021 under Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release


TORONTO - The Canadian Football League (CFL) has announced six team award winners from each CFL club who will advance to the next stage of voting in the lead up to the 2021 CFL Awards.

The winners were selected by their respective CFL city's voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC), as well as their team's head coach.

Voters were tasked with selecting players whose on-field performances best represent the team's Most Outstanding Player, Most Outstanding Canadian, Most Outstanding Defensive Player, Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman, Most Outstanding Rookie, and Most Outstanding Special Teams Player.

The East and West Division finalists for the 2021 CFL Awards will be announced on Thursday, November 25.

The 2021 CFL Awards will take place on Friday, December 10 at the Hamilton Convention Centre. Beginning at 6 p.m. ET, the evening is one of the highlights of this year's Grey Cup Week. For the first time since its inception, the CFL Awards will be free and open to the public. Seating will be limited and fans are invited to reserve their spots now at greycupfestival.ca.

Several free fan events highlight the 2021 edition of Grey Cup Week, including the Grey Cup Arrival delivered by Canada Drives, the Commissioner's Fan State of the League address, and much more. Additional details and registration information can be found at greycupfestival.ca.

The 108th Grey Cup will be played at Hamilton's Tim Hortons Field on Sunday, December 12, featuring Arkells in the Twisted Tea Grey Cup Halftime Show. A limited number of tickets are still available at ticketmaster.ca/greycup.

2021 TEAM AWARD WINNERS

BC LIONS

Player: Lucky Whitehead

Defensive: Bo Lokombo

Canadian: Bo Lokombo

Offensive Lineman: Kent Perkins

Special Teams: Stefan Flintoft

Rookie: Jordan Williams*

EDMONTON ELKS

Player: James Wilder Jr.*

Defensive: Derrick Moncrief

Canadian: Sean Whyte

Offensive Lineman: Matt O'Donnell

Special Teams: Sean Whyte*

Rookie: Nyles Morgan*

CALGARY STAMPEDERS

Player: Ka'Deem Carey

Defensive: Mike Rose

Canadian: Derek Wiggan

Offensive Lineman: Sean McEwen*

Special Teams: Rene Paredes*

Rookie: Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS

Player: Cody Fajardo

Defensive: Loucheiz Purifoy

Canadian: Micah Teitz*

Offensive Lineman: Dan Clark

Special Teams: Brett Lauther*

Rookie: Kian Schaffer-Baker

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS

Player: Zach Collaros

Defensive: Adam Bighill

Canadian: Nic Demski*

Offensive Lineman: Stanley Bryant*

Special Teams: Mike Miller*

Rookie: DeAundre Alford*

HAMILTON TIGER-CATS

Player: Simoni Lawrence*

Defensive: Simoni Lawrence

Canadian: Tunde Adeleke

Offensive Lineman: Brandon Revenberg*

Special Teams: Nick Cross

Rookie: Desmond Lawrence

TORONTO ARGONAUTS

Player: McLeod Bethel-Thompson

Defensive: Dexter McCoil Sr.

Canadian: Kurleigh Gittens Jr.

Offensive Lineman: Peter Nicastro

Special Teams: Boris Bede*

Rookie: Peter Nicastro

OTTAWA REDBLACKS

Player: DeVonte Dedmon

Defensive: Avery Williams

Canadian: Lewis Ward

Offensive Lineman: Mark Korte*

Special Teams: DeVonte Dedmon*

Rookie: Ryan Davis

MONTREAL ALOUETTES

Player: William Stanback*

Defensive: David Ménard

Canadian: David Ménard

Offensive Lineman: Landon Rice

Special Teams: David Côté

Rookie: David Côté

*Denotes a unanimous selection

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