Twenty Canadians woke up on Wednesday on active rosters for the 2024 NFL season.
But that number won’t stay the same. It grew by one Wednesday morning with news that defensive lineman Neville Gallimore is on his way to Los Angeles to sign with the Rams.
About 1,000 players lost jobs on Tuesday when teams had to reduce their rosters to 53 players from the training-camp maximum total of 90. After most players go through waivers, teams then can form their practice rosters.
Many of the Canadians cut will be hoping to land a spot on practice rosters before the end of the week, while others could end up in the CFL.
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: Thursday, 8 a.m.. ET
ON 53-MAN 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.
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.
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.
DL Neville Gallimore (Los Angeles Rams, Ottawa, Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reported that the Los Angeles Rams are set to sign Gallimore after he was cut by the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday. As a four-year veteran, Gallimore did not have to go through waivers and became a free agent after Miami’s decision. The Dolphins signed the former Dallas Cowboys third-round pick this off-season. Gallimore started 14 games in four years for Dallas.
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.
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.
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.
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.
CUT
OL Anim Dankwah (Philadelphia Eagles, Brampton, Ont., Toronto Argonauts)
Dankwah was waived Tuesday. The Eagles signed the six-foot-eight, 353-pound Howard University product as an undrafted free agent this off-season.
DL/LB Luiji Vilain (Carolina Panthers, Ottawa, Toronto Argonauts)
NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported the Panthers waived Vilain on Tuesday. The Panthers claimed Vilain from the Minnesota Vikings last year midway through his second season.
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.
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.
ON SUSPENDED LIST
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.
ON PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM LIST
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. Because he’s on the Physically Unable to Perform list, he’ll miss at least the first four games.
ON PRACTICE SQUADS
DL Eli Ankou (Buffalo Bills, Ottawa, Ottawa Redblacks)
After being cut Tuesday, Ankou was added to the practice squad Wednesday.The 30-year-old returned to the Bills for the third time in his career on the practice roster midway through last year. He has been on nine NFL teams.
OL Theo Benedet (Chicago Bears, Vancouver, no CFL rights)
After being waived by the Bears Tuesday, the 22-year-old lineman was added to the team’s practice squad on Wednesday. Benedet signed a free-agent contract with the Bears this off-season after going undrafted in the 2024 NFL Draft. The UBC product was named the top lineman in Canadian university football the past two seasons.
OL Dakoda Shepley (Dallas Cowboys, Windsor, Ont., no CFL rights)
After being waived on Tuesday, the 29-year-old UBC product joined the Cowboys’ practice roster on Wednesday. Shepley spent the latter half of the 2023 season on the Cowboys practice roster after starting the season on the practice roster of the Indianapolis Colts.
OL Kyle Hergel (New Orleans Saints, Toronto, Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Hergel joined the Saints’ practice roster on Wednesday after being released by the team on Tuesday. The Saints signed Hergel as an undrafted free agent this past off-season out of Boston College. He earned conference honours at three universities.
TE Nikola Kalinic (Los Angeles Rams, Toronto, no CFL rights)
Kalinic was signed to the Rams’ practice squad on Wednesday after being waived on Tuesday. 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.
CUT AND IN CFL
DL Mathieu Betts (Detroit Lions, Montreal, B.C. Lions)
3DownNation reported Wednesday that Betts, 29, has agreed to return to the B.C. Lions after being cut by the Detroit Lions on Tuesday. 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.
