OTTAWA — Some MPs threw a flag at the Canadian Football League rule changes announced this week, while others welcomed them as a way to bring the game to a larger audience.

On Monday, CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston unveiled rule changes set to take effect next season. They include a modification to the "rouge" — which awards a single point for a ball kicked out of the end zone, often on a missed field goal attempt — a standardized play clock, and having teams on opposite sidelines.

The more dramatic rule changes are coming in 2027. They include moving the goalposts to the back of the end zones — rather than the front, where they're in play — shortening the end zones from 20 yards to 15 and shortening the field itself from 110 yards to 100.

The changes to the field length and the loca

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