The league held the first of these scouting combines in The regular season schedule was unveiled on December 16, 2019, a 21-week season initially scheduled to begin on June 11, 2020 with a kickoff game featuring the Edmonton Eskimos (as they were then known) hosting the BC Lions.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the beginning of the season has been postponed until September at the earliest.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have been awarded the 2022 Grey Cup. There is only one thing we want more than the return of CFL football – and that is a safe and healthy Canada.” This means the world to us right now.
He also announced that the On July 21, the CFL announced that it was tentatively pursuing a "hub city" model where all games would be played at a single location, and that For the second consecutive season, the league will impose cap regulations on coaching and operations staff, with the total compensation of the combined 11 coaches and 14 other football operations staff being set at $2,588,000.On January 6, 2020, the CFL announced that Sid Spiegel and Gary Stern of Crawford Steel had acquired the On December 13, 2019, the CFLPA filed a grievance against the league regarding the NFL window.The in-season trade deadline is on October 7, 2020 at 4:59 pm ET.Following their introduction in the 2019 season, the league will have two active roster spots for players designated as "global" players for each team.The league will feature international combines to allocate designated global players to CFL rosters. Best of the Best: CFL players weigh in on the league’s top pivot “We have learned three things about running a league in a pandemic. Again, it’s too soon to make a sure call at this point.The pandemic has had a drastic effect on travel, tourism and the economy. It pains us that this pandemic is preventing us from showing our friends in Nova Scotia, in person, just how saddened we are by the senseless tragedy they have been forced to bear, and how much we admire their strength.We will directly reach out to the fans who have purchased tickets for TDA, which was a sellout.We want to thank the organizers, sponsors, volunteers and fans who have put so much love and passion into planning for the 2020 Grey Cup in Saskatchewan and Touchdown Atlantic in Halifax.We are grateful to the entire CFL family for its support and patience. “Governments coping with … And if we return to play this year, the host of the 2020 Grey Cup Game will be determined by a “win and host’ model. He admitted for the first time the most likely scenario for the CFL is a canceled 2020 season. On March 30, the league announced the indefinite postponement of training camps which had been scheduled to begin on May 13.On April 7, Ambrosie announced that the start of the season would be postponed until at least the beginning of July.On May 14, it was reported that the league and CFLPA were discussing the possibility of holding games at centralized locations.On May 20, Ambrosie announced that the 2020 season would not begin until at least September, citing numerous provincial and local bans on large gatherings until at least September 1. A cancelled season is also possible. We are examining all possibilities with both public safety and financial viability in mind. League issues statement regarding what is ‘best for CFL in 2020’. So many of you have reached out to us, looking not for refunds on your deposits, but reassurance about our future. We are just letting our fans know this remains one of the remaining possible scenarios for 2020.
Kevin Kelley - May. 21, 2020. As late as April 7, the league intended to play a full schedule of games. Certainty is hard to come by.
TORONTO — The Canadian Football League issued a statement Wednesday regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and how it could alter the remainder of the 2020 calendar.Wednesday’s statement comes just over a month after the League For more information on the COVID-19 and how it relates to the CFL, But there is one other thing we’ve learned in this pandemic: a lot can change in 100 days.Whatever comes, we will follow the advice of governments and public health officials.