The CFL identified the player as Mylan Hicks, 23, of the Calgary Stampeders in the province of Alberta.
Local police said officers found a man in his 20s who had been shot at about 2:30 a.m.
“He was transported to hospital in life-threatening condition but has since succumbed to his injuries,” the Calgary Police Service said in a statement.
Police told a news conference three people were arrested in relation to the incident.
Born in Detroit, Hicks was a defensive back and had played for Michigan State University, according to the CFL.
(Reporting by Ethan Lou; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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