2020 Toronto Argonauts season

The 2020 Toronto Argonauts season is scheduled to be the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 148th year of existence. The Argonauts will attempt to improve upon their 4–14 record from 2019, return to the playoffs after a two-year absence, and win their league-leading 18th Grey Cup championship.

2020 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Ryan Dinwiddie
General manager	Michael Clemons
Home field	BMO Field
Results
Record	0–0
Division place	TBD, East
Playoff finish	TBD
Uniform

This would be the first full season with Michael Clemons as general manager following his appointment mid-way through the 2019 season.[1] This would also be the first season for head coach Ryan Dinwiddie.[2]

Training camps, pre-season games, and regular season games have been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The CFL announced on April 7, 2020 that the start of the 2020 season would not occur before July 2020.[3] On May 20, 2020, it was announced that the league would likely not begin regular season play prior to September 2020.[4]

Offseason

Personnel changes

Following the end of a disappointing season for first-year head coach, Corey Chamblin, new general manager, Michael Clemons, stated that Chamblin's position would undergo a thorough review.[5] Over a month later, on December 12, 2019, it was announced that Chamblin would be relieved of his coaching duties and Ryan Dinwiddie would be named the team's new head coach, the 45th in team history.[2]

CFL National Draft

The 2020 CFL National Draft took place on April 30, 2020.[6] The Argonauts held the second selection in each round of the draft by virtue of finishing second to last in the 2019 league standings, less any traded picks.[7] They obtained another first-round pick and gained a third-round pick after trading Zach Collaros and a fifth-round pick to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[8] To acquire Collaros, the Argonauts traded their fourth-round pick to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[9] The team swapped a third-round pick for a fifth-round pick with the Montreal Alouettes that saw the club acquire Ryan Bomben.[10] The Argonauts traded a seventh-round pick and Martese Jackson to Edmonton in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2019 CFL Draft.[11][7] The team also traded an eighth-round selection to Montreal in exchange for Boseko Lokombo.[12]

The team also gained a territorial selection for the second consecutive year after finishing in the bottom two of the previous year's standings.[7][13]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Hometown
1	2	Dejon Brissett	WR	Virginia	Mississauga, ON
1	9	Theren Churchill	OL	Regina	Stettler, AB
2	11	Jack Cassar	LB	Carleton	Mississauga, ON
3	20T	Samuel Acheampong	DL	Wilfrid Laurier	Brampton, ON
3	28	Dylan Giffen	OL	Western	Strathroy, ON
5	42	Dion Pellerin	RB	Waterloo	Abbotsford, BC
6	48	Samuel Baker	WR	Saskatchewan	Esterhazy, SK

CFL Global Draft

The 2020 CFL Global Draft was scheduled to take place on April 16, 2020.[14] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this draft and its accompanying combine were postponed to occur just before the start of training camp, which was also postponed.[3][15] The Argonauts will select second in each round with the number of rounds still to be announced.[14]

Preseason

For the third consecutive season, the Argonauts are scheduled to play their home pre-season game at a U Sports football stadium.[16]

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
A	Bye
B	1	Postponed	11:00 a.m. EDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats			TBA	Varsity Stadium
C	2	Postponed	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Montreal Alouettes			TBA	Molson Stadium

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Regular season

The Argonauts were scheduled to be the home team for a neutral site game for the Week 7 match-up with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[16] The league had been contemplating returning to Moncton, having been there in the previous season, but it was officially announced on January 23, 2020 that a Touchdown Atlantic game would be played in Halifax at Huskies Stadium.[18][19] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced on May 20, 2020 that the game was cancelled.[4]

Standings

East Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0–0	–	Details
Montreal Alouettes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0–0	–	Details
Ottawa Redblacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0–0	–	Details
Toronto Argonauts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0–0	–	Details

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
1	1	Postponed	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Ottawa Redblacks			TSN	TD Place Stadium
2	2	Postponed	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats			TSN	BMO Field
3	Bye
4	3	Postponed	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders			TSN	BMO Field
5	4	Postponed	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders			TSN	Mosaic Stadium
6	5	Postponed	9:30 p.m. EDT	at Edmonton Eskimos			TSN	Commonwealth Stadium
7	6	Postponed	4:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders			TSN	TBA
8	7	Postponed	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers			TSN	BMO Field
9	8	Postponed	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Calgary Stampeders			TSN	McMahon Stadium
10	Bye
11	9	Postponed	4:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats			TSN	BMO Field
12	10	Postponed	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes			TSN/RDS	BMO Field
13	11	Mon, Sept 7	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats			TSN	Tim Hortons Field
14	12	Sat, Sept 12	10:00 p.m. EDT	at BC Lions			TSN	BC Place
15	13	Sat, Sept 19	4:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks			TSN	BMO Field
16	14	Sat, Sept 26	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Ottawa Redblacks			TSN	TD Place Stadium
17	15	Fri, Oct 2	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. BC Lions			TSN	BMO Field
18	16	Mon, Oct 12	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Montreal Alouettes			TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium
19	17	Sat, Oct 17	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers			TSN	IG Field
20	Bye
21	18	Sat, Oct 31	1:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos			TSN	BMO Field

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Team

Roster

Toronto Argonauts roster

Quarterbacks  4 McLeod Bethel-Thompson 15 Matt Nichols 13 Michael O'Connor Receivers -- Natey Adjei -- Dres Anderson -- Joel Blumenthal QB/WR -- Juwan Brescacin -- DaVaris Daniels -- Jawill Davis -- Keyarris Garrett 80 Kurleigh Gittens, Jr. 83 Damion Jeanpiere -- Kyle Lewis -- Vince Mayle -- Nyquan Murray 84 Llevi Noel -- Kent Shelby -- Brandon Sheperd -- Kwadarrius Smith 00 Chandler Worthy -- Isaac Zico		Running backs -- Trayone Gray 34 AJ Ouellette 33 Bishop Sankey -- Marcus Thigpen -- Karlos Williams Fullbacks 25 Régis Cibasu 38 Declan Cross Offensive linemen -- Jatitus Allen -- Dariusz Bladek -- Dontavius Blair -- Philip Blake 66 Isiah Cage 67 Jamal Campbell 50 Roubbens Joseph -- Norman Price 59 Randy Richards 68 Shane Richards 62 Maurice Simba -- Eric Starczala		Defensive linemen -- Alex Bazzie -- Ryan Davis -- Fabion Foote -- Obinna Iheoma -- Julian McCleod -- Rickey Neal -- Drake Nevis -- Earl Okine -- Ronald Ollie -- Craig Roh -- Whitney Richardson 39 Robbie Smith 42 Jhaustin Thomas -- Prince Unaegbu Linebackers -- Chris Ackie -- Curtis Akins -- Jason Beck -- Travis Feeney 54 Kennan Gilchrist -- Jeff Knox Jr. -- Paul Kozachuk 12 Nelkas Kwemo -- Boseko Lokombo -- Jordan Moore -- Nick Shortill 48 Bear Woods		Defensive backs 28 Matthew Boateng 20 Jalin Burrell -- Crezdon Butler -- Tommie Campbell -- Arjen Colquhoun  3 Alden Darby 16 Cam Glenn -- Chris Humes -- Stanley Jean-Baptiste -- Ermon Lane -- Travis Lee -- Davontae Merriweather -- Jordan Powell -- Denzel Radford -- Malik Reaves -- Jeff Richards  1 Shaquille Richardson -- James Sample -- Kadeem Satchell  7 Robert Woodson -- Dondre Wright Special teams -- Boris Bede K 58 Jake Reinhart LS
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 89 Roster Roster updated 2020-05-21 • Depth chart • Transactions (argonauts.ca) • Transactions (cfl.ca) • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Toronto Argonauts staff

	Front Office and Support Staff Owner – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment President – Bill Manning General Manager – Michael Clemons Director of Player Personnel – John Murphy Director of Canadian Scouting – Vince Magri Player Relations Advisor and Football Ops Assistant – Matt Black Coordinator of Logistics – Alex Russell Equipment Manager – Danny Webb Assistant Equipment Manager – David Sillberg Head Athletic Therapist – Josh Shewell Assistant Athletic Therapist – Mark Belmore			Head Coaches Head Coach – Ryan Dinwiddie Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks – Jarious Jackson Receivers – Markus Howell Running backs – Fred Reid Offensive Line – Stephen McAdoo Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Glen Young Defensive Backs – Ike Charlton Linebackers – Kevin Eiben Defensive Line – Mike Davis Defensive Assistant – Merritt Bowden Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Mark Nelson Assistant Special Teams – Kevin Eiben Assistant Special Teams – Merritt Bowden → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

References

1. CFL.ca Staff (October 8, 2019). "Argos relieve GM Jim Popp of duties". CFL.ca. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
2. "Ryan Dinwiddie named 45th head coach in Argos history". Toronto Argonauts. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
3. "Ambrosie issues statement on behalf of CFL". cfl.ca. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
4. "CFL provides update regarding 2020". Canadian Football League. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
5. "Corey Chamblin's position as Toronto Argonauts coach pending review". The Star. November 3, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
6. "CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and, and Japan". press.cfl.ca. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
7. "2020 CFL Draft". CFL.ca. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
8. "Bombers acquire Zach Collaros from Argos". October 9, 2019.
9. "Zach's Back: Argos acquire Collaros from Riders". July 31, 2019.
10. "Als, Argos swap Heath for Bomben in trade". July 29, 2018.
11. "Esks acquire Martese Jackson from Argos". September 10, 2018.
12. "Argos acquire rights to LB Lokombo in trade with Als". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. January 31, 2020.
13. "CFL Draft to feature territorial picks". CFL.ca. April 17, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
14. "Key dates to circle on your calendar in 2020". CFL.ca. January 27, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
15. "CFL Global Draft rescheduled as lead-in event prior to training camp". CFL.ca. March 24, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
16. "Argos 2020 schedule released". Toronto Argonauts. December 2019.
17. "2020 CFL Schedule". cfl.ca. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
18. "CFL commissioner envisions first international regular-season game in 2021". cbc.ca. January 7, 2020.
19. "The biggest CFL Touchdown Atlantic ever is coming to Halifax this summer". Canadian Football League. January 23, 2020.

External links

• Official website