Canadian football Canadian football Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area (end zone). In Canada, the term "football" may refer to Canadian football and American football collectively, or to either sport specifically, depending on context. The two sports have shared origins and are closely related but have some key differences. Rugby football in Canada originated in the early 1860s, and over time, the game known as Canadian
Matt O'Donnell (Canadian football) Matt O'Donnell (Canadian football) Matthew O'Donnell (born March 26, 1989) is a Canadian football offensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). O'Donnell played high school football at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in Kingston Ontario. In the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings, he was ranked as the 11th best player for players eligible in the 2011 CFL Draft, and sixth by players in the CIS. On December 17, 2010, it was announced that O'Donnell was one of two CIS players to be named to the East–West Shrine Game. When O’Donnell first suited