Raiders undrafted rookie was just drafted into CFL
One of the Raiders priority undrafted free agents was just drafted into the CFL.
A week ago the NFL Draft welcomed some 257 players into the league. Today the Canadian Football League had their shot. And among the players who were taken high in their draft was Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa who last weekend signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Raiders .
A look at the names that were called in the 2nd Round of the 2026 CFL Global Draft! #CFLDraft pic. twitter.
com/KF5jJlCR0g ā CFL (@CFL) April 29, 2026 Matsuzawa was a round two pick by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He was selected at 18 overall in the nine team league. What does this mean?
Well, it doesn't mean Matsuzawa will be packing up his gear and catching the next flight to Canada. It simply means that 'The Tokyo Toe' knows that should the Raiders release him, and he wishes to play professional football outside of the NFL, he has a team in the CFL ready to welcome him. And if any other CFL teams want to sign him, they will have to deal with the Roughriders first.