The Saskatchewan Roughriders acquired kicker Brody McKnight and a 2013 sixth-round pick from the Edmonton Eskimos on Friday for two fifth-round selections in this year's CFL draft.
The B.C. Lions have signed defensive lineman Khreem Smith to a contract extension. Smith was fifth in the CFL last season with seven sacks while adding 20 tackles over 17 games.
On Thursday, Earl Winfield received the highest individual honour a football player in this country can as the former Hamilton Tiger-Cats star headlined the 2013 class named for induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
Solomon Elimimian, a 26-year-old native of Nigeria who grew up in Los Angeles, surprised many by re-signing with the B.C. Lions last week after failing to find a NFL suitor. But he says B.C. is where he wants to be.