CFL 2.0

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CFL set to hold lottery and draft of 18 European players
By AFI on 04/04/2019
According to 3 Down Nation, as part of the CFL 2.0 initiative, the Canadian Football League will hold a European lottery and draft to add...
Worldwide audience numbers soar for CFL Combine
By Canadian Press on 03/28/2019
More than 750,000 fans tuned in to watch the CFL’s first combine with international players last weekend — and 62 per cent of those views came from outside Canada...
O’Leary: Global players ‘fit right in’ at the CFL Combine
By CFL on 03/27/2019
CHRIS O’LEARY, SENIOR WRITER, @OLEARYCHRIS To the untrained eye, Craig Dickenson said on Sunday afternoon, a fan might have walked into the CFL Combine presented by New...
German defensive lineman Hor leaves combine feeling he can play in CFL
By Canadian Press on 03/26/2019
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press TORONTO — Marc-Anthony Hor is convinced he belongs in the CFL. The burly German defensive lineman was among 18...
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CFL Combine 2019 – How well did European players test?
By AFI on 03/25/2019
For the first time ever, 18 players from five different countries outside North America took part in the CFL Combine presented by New Era. The...
CFL’s international player combine a small step in the right direction
By Postmedia on 03/25/2019
Dan Barnes, Postmedia More from Dan Barnes, Postmedia To no one’s surprise, the architect of the Canadian Football League’s global outreach strategy declared victory here...
O’Leary: Denmarks’s Frederik Nielsen embracing the CFL Combine spotlight
By CFL on 03/23/2019
By CHRIS O’LEARY, SENIOR WRITER, @OLEARYCHRIS He was still adjusting to the time change and a long, long flight — Berlin to Paris, Paris to Montreal, Montreal...
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Canada next on German quarterback Sonny Weishaupt’s world tour
By Postmedia on 03/22/2019
By Dan Barnes, Postmedia, Sonny Weishaupt is a football vagabond, forever combining his passions for travel and the four-down game. Football has taken him from...
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New Wilson X-Pro football brings next-level analytics to CFL Combine: German QB to use
By CFL on 03/22/2019
TORONTO – The CFL Combine presented by New Era is about to have another layer of training and testing added to its circuit. The CFL revealed Thursday...
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Top prospects + 18 global players under spotlight at CFL Combine: Full Schedule
By CFL on 03/22/2019
This weekend, top Canadian Football League (CFL) prospects for the 2019 CFL Draft will show scouts and teams what they’re made of at the CFL...
CFL 2.0 could get early payoff with Mexican TV contract
By Postmedia on 03/10/2019
By Tim Baines, Postmedia The CFL 2.0 plan, a globalization of the Canadian Football League, could take another giant leap forward before the 2019 season....
Ambrosie hopeful for European broadcast deals this CFL season
By AFI on 02/17/2019
By Dan Barnes, Postmedia It’s fair to judge the Canadian Football League’s global outreach strategy, CFL 2.0 as it’s known, at least in part on...
CFL relying on American Football International as CFL 2.0 takes off
By CFL on 02/11/2019
By Chris O’Leary Roger Kelly sounds a little bit like that friend you have who’s been recommending a book to you for years and you’ve...
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CFL and Austrian American Football Federation issue statement
By Roger Kelly on 02/07/2019
The Canadian Football League and the Austrian American Football Federation issued a joint statement: Following a productive day of information sharing and discussion here in Vienna, we...
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CFL and French Federation of American Football agree to work together to grow the game
By CFL on 02/06/2019
Goal is to build on the strong links that already exist between football in France and Quebec LONDON, UK — The Canadian Football League has...
Former NFL player Israel Idonije praises CFL partnership with GFL
By The Canadian Press on 02/05/2019
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press Football in Germany provided Israel Idonije the opportunity he needed to make it in the NFL. The six-foot-six, 275-pound...
Canadian Football League Alumni Association endorses CFL 2.0
By CFL on 01/31/2019
The Canadian Football League Alumni Association supports the CFL’s growth strategy, often described as CFL 2.0 by Commissioner Ambrosie. ON BEHALF OF THE CANADIAN FOOTBALL...
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CFL: Randy Ambrosie kicks off whirlwind 10 days of European meetings
By Roger Kelly on 01/29/2019
As the German American football delegation arrives in Toronto Tuesday for meetings with Randy Ambrosie and other CFL officials, it will mark the start of...
Canada’s U Sports endorses CFL 2.0 international strategy
By AFI on 01/28/2019
U SPORTS President and Chief Executive Officer, Graham Brown has released the following statement: On behalf of U SPORTS our 56 Member Institutions and four...
Krown Countdown recaps Week 7 in Canadian college football
By AFI on 10/05/2018
American Football International has teamed up with Krown Countdown U and Canada’s CBC Sports to bring complete coverage of the Canadian college football scene. Every week, Krown Countdown U follows the Canadian college football season on CBC...