US EditionCFL Suspends Alouettes' Oakman Indefinitely for Policy Breach
Shawn Oakman, 33, was suspended after threatening to send explicit material to a minor, violating the CFL's gender-based violence policy, the league said.
- On Oct. 31, 2025, the Canadian Football League suspended Shawn Oakman indefinitely for violating its Gender-Based Violence and Harassment Policy, CFL Commissioner Stewart Johnston announced after review.
- After the league was alerted on Thursday, it opened a third-party investigation that included interviews with Oakman and the complainant, revealing Oakman threatened to send explicit material to a minor.
- Commissioner Stewart Johnston said `The Canadian Football League takes violations of our Gender-Based Violence and Harassment Policy with the utmost seriousness` and affirmed that `gender-based violence will not be tolerated` by the league.
- The Montreal Alouettes will be playing without defensive tackle Shawn Oakman in Saturday's East Division semifinal, removing an experienced 33-year-old from the lineup.
- Johnston said the CFL `condemns gender-based violence in all of its forms`, including intimate partner violence and coercive control, adding `Our policy is clear, and our commitment to enforcing it is unwavering.
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Montreal Alouettes release Oakman after CFL suspends defensive lineman indefinitely
TORONTO — The Montreal Alouettes will have a huge hole to fill Saturday when they host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the East Division semifinal. Montreal released towering defensive lineman Shawn Oakman on Friday.
CFL suspends Alouettes' Oakman indefinitely for policy breach
The Montreal Alouettes will be playing without defensive tackle Shawn Oakman when they face the visiting Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Saturday’s East Division semifinal. The Canadian Football League has suspended the 33-year-old Oakman “indefinitely” for violating its Gender-Based Violence and Harassment Policy. The league was made aware of the allegations on Thursday and immediately initiated a third-party […]
The CFL reported that the 33-year-old athlete had violated his policy of gender-based violence and harassment.
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