July 31, 2020

League issues statement regarding what is ‘best for CFL in 2020’

Kevin Sousa/CFL.ca

TORONTO — The Canadian Football League issued the following statement Friday afternoon.

The statement reads as follows:

“We appreciate the intense interest in our league and whether we will play a shortened season this Fall.

At this time, we continue to work with all of our key stakeholders to determine what is best for the CFL in 2020 and for our long term future. We will update the media and public as we move forward.

We thank everyone, especially our players, partners and fans, for their patience, passion for our game and support for our league”

Just over a week ago, the league announced that it had decided on Winnipeg as its tentative Hub City, should a shortened season be played this year.

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