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
Anthony Coombs (Canadian football) Anthony Coombs (Canadian football) Anthony Coombs (born October 26, 1992) is a professional Canadian football running back for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In the CFL's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings, he was ranked eighth best of the players eligible in the 2014 CFL Draft. He was then drafted third overall by the Argonauts and signed with the team on May 27, 2014. He played Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football with the Manitoba Bisons. In his first three seasons, Coombs was mostly used as a backup or rotational player behind starting tailback Curtis Steele and later