The CFL will look a little bit more like the NFL going forward.

Canadian Football League Commissioner Stewart Johnston has announced several major changes to the way the game will be played.

The field is shrinking, from 110 yards to 100 yards, which matches the NFL. End zones are shrinking too, from 20 yards to 15 yards, which is still larger than the NFL’s 10-yard end zones.

Goal posts are moving from the goal line to the back of the end zone, which also matches the NFL.

The play clock, which has long been 20 seconds in length, will be 35 seconds going forward. It’ll reset automatically, like the NFL.

The rouge, which has long been ridiculed by CFL haters, is being modified. Teams will still receive a single point if they are tackled with the ball in their own end zone, but no longe

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