The CFL announced some big changes from a two-part plan Monday that will be phased in over two years and alter the way the game looks and is played.
While league commissioner Stuart Johnston said it “is all about making our great game even more entertaining,” it’s caused some mixed reactions, with many feeling it takes away from the Canadian game in making it more American.
“The gall of Stewart Johnston to make such damning changes to our beloved sport when he’s barely gotten enough time in the job to no longer be considered a trainee,” Matt Riege said on X. “The game itself was perfectly fine for decades, and did not need a major overhaul.”
Starting next season, teams will no longer be able to win games with a single off a missed field goal that sails through the end zone.
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