Ajou Ajou to make Calgary Stampeders debut against B.C. Lions

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The Calgary Stampeders will have Canadian receiver Ajou Ajou in the lineup when they host the B.C. Lions on Thursday evening. The team released its official depth chart on Wednesday morning.

The 24-year-old signed with the Stampeders at the end of June immediately following his reinstatement by the CFL. He is now eligible to play after serving his six-game suspension.

Ajou was suspended by the league in April after a third-party investigation determined he made what was termed “aggressive and unwelcome physical contact” with multiple women at a Regina restaurant. The alleged incident occurred shortly after the Roughriders won the Grey Cup, and led to his release from the team.

The native of Brooks, Alta. was reinstated after he met the conditions outlined by the league following his violation of the CFL’s gender-based violence and harassment policy. He completed 15 counselling sessions conducted by a gender-based violence expert, a psychological assessment by another independent expert, and a meeting with CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston.

The allegations against Ajou have not been tested in court.

The six-foot-three, 218-pound target was selected in the seventh round of the 2024 CFL Draft and played 12 regular-season games as a rookie in Saskatchewan, making 20 catches for 307 yards and two touchdowns.

Ajou returned to the team partway through the 2025 season following a stint in the NFL and made 22 catches for 212 yards over eight regular-season games. He also started the Grey Cup, making two catches for 13 yards to help the Roughriders defeat the Montreal Alouettes.

He will dress as a backup on Thursday behind standout slotback Jalen Philpot. In a corresponding move, the Stampeders have placed Canadian linebacker Terrence Ganyi on the practice roster.

The rest of Calgary’s roster has remained unchanged from last week.

The Red and White have only eight players out due to injury, making them one of the CFL’s healthiest teams alongside the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

The Calgary Stampeders (4-5) will host the B.C. Lions (3-5) at McMahon Stadium on Thursday, August 13 with kickoff scheduled for 9:00 p.m. EDT. The Lions narrowly beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last week, while the Stampeders suffered a close loss to the Toronto Argonauts.

The weather forecast in Calgary calls for a high of 15 degrees and a 90 percent chance of rain. The game will be broadcast on TSN and RDS2 in Canada, CBS Sports Network in the United States, and CFL+ internationally. Radio listeners can tune-in on Sher-E-Punjab Radio AM 600 (Punjabi) in Vancouver or 770 CHQR in Calgary.

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