While the CFL still faces challenges ahead of a potential 2021 season, commissioner Randy Ambrosie had reason for optimism Monday. Ambrosie spoke about the league’s return to play next year during a fan state-of-the-league address that kicked off Grey Cup Unite, the league’s virtual version of the presentation of events traditionally held during its annual […]
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says the league is examining all of its options to stage a 2021 season. In August, the CFL cancelled the 2020 campaign due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, Ambrosie says both the CFL and its member clubs have been looking at all of their options to return to the field […]
The CFL sent federal Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault a revised financial request Friday. A league source said the league is seeking about $42.5 million in aid. In April, the CFL asked the federal government for up to $150 million in the event of a cancelled 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The source […]
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says he has taken a 20 per cent pay cut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambrosie came under heavy fire earlier this week for unilaterally imposing a 20 per cent reduction to the football operations cap of all nine CFL teams. But in a statement Thursday, Ambrosie divulged that he and […]
Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson would rather be talking about what his team needs to do to win what was to be their season opener Friday night against Montreal, but instead he is talking about a variety of other things including the current acrimony between the league and the players association. Commissioner Randy Ambrosie […]
Former CFL board chairman Jim Lawson has serious concerns regarding whether the league will play this season. CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie announced last month the earliest the league would begin an abbreviated 2020 season is sometime in September. But he also stated a cancelled campaign remains possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawson became CFL […]
Commissioner Randy Ambrosie and the CFL have yet another issue to consider. U Sports, Canadian university sport’s governing body, announced Monday the cancellation of six fall national championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Included was the Vanier Cup, presented annually to Canada’s top college football squad. The Vanier Cup was scheduled for Nov. 28 in […]
Randy Ambrosie wanted to set the record straight Friday. The CFL commissioner said he did speak via telephone Wednesday with the head of an American developmental football league for about 10 minutes. But Ambrosie added he told Brian Woods, the CEO of The Spring League, that the Canadian league was currently too busy dealing with […]
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie has asked an American developmental football league for a formal proposal regarding a partnership between the two. Brian Woods, CEO of The Spring League, said he spoke to Ambrosie Wednesday. Woods added Ambrosie was open to his concept and requested a formal proposal that he could present to the CFL’s board […]
An American developmental football league wants to help CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie out. Brian Woods, the CEO of The Spring League, has approached Ambrosie about a partnership. Woods is offering an opportunity for some CFL teams to practise with and play against Spring League squads in September in a condensed format he says has proven […]
