THE CANADIAN PRESS

CFL.ca Staff

TORONTO -- With Canadian Football League rookie camps opening across the country today, here is a look at some key facts and dates:

  • Today, June 2, is the first day teams are permitted to open 'Rookie Camp'
  • Players eligible for Rookie Camps are generally first-year players and quarterbacks
  • Veteran players report to training camp for medicals on Saturday, June 5
  • Prior to 11:59pm EDT on Saturday June 5, CFL teams must reduce their rosters to 68 players, plus non-counters
  • Training camps officially open on Sunday, June 6
  • Non-counters  include players selected in the 2010 CFL Canadian Draft, two additional non-imports (see next bullet), players selected in a previous draft by the Club that have never attended a professional training camp in Canada or elsewhere and any junior player. 
  • The two (2) additional non-imports must adhere to one of the following guidelines:
  1. Players who have graduated from junior football and are within the club's territorial rights
  2. A current year draft eligible player who was undrafted
  3. A player who had been eligible for the preceding year's draft or one who may have been treated as a non-counter in the previous year's camp, provided that he has not participated in a CFL regular season or post-season game
  • Final cut-down date: As of 3:00 PM EDT, Thursday, June 24, 2010, teams are required to reduce its roster of players under contract to 46 active players (excluding nine-game and one-game injured).