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BUILDING ON OUR STRENGTHS: GAME CHANGES PUT EMPHASIS ON BIG CFL FIELD, EXCITING KICK RETURNS AND HIGH SCORING
TORONTO — The CFL is unveiling a package of changes designed to leverage some of its game’s greatest strengths: a big field, exciting kick returns...
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Ready to go: CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie sizes up ’21 season
After a season without football and all of the uncertainty that the pandemic has brought to our lives in general over the last year, CFL...
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O’Leary: Randy Ambrosie on Aug. 5 kickoff, XFL talks and more
By Chris O’Leary Wednesday felt like a bad news/good news day. The bad news, that the 2021 CFL season has had its start date pushed...
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Shared global vision underpins potential CFL-XFL collaboration
By Dave Naylor, TSN Football Writer For many, the raging debate about the Canadian Football League’s potential alignment with the XFL boils down to a...
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Insider Talk: potential CFL-XFL partnership draws love, hate & confusion
By John Hodge This week’s Insider Talk is full of discussion about the CFL and XFL’s potential partnership. Some love it, some hate it, and some merely feel...
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Roger Goodell encouraged Randy Ambrosie to do ‘everything necessary to build the biggest, strongest football league’
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to see his CFL counterpart Randy Ambrosie lead the three-down league to its full potential. Ambrosie shared his takeaways from...
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O’LEARY: Ambrosie on CFL-XFL talks, the Rock & more
By Chris O’Leary As the news emerged on Wednesday of the CFL’s alignment with the XFL, the reverberation across Canada was immediately evident. Within an...
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Being CFL commissioner ‘perfect training ground to become United Nations secretary-general’: Randy Ambrosie
Commissioner Randy Ambrosie has admitted it’s a difficult task to get all the CFL teams on the same page. The 57-year-old has been the lead...
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Randy Ambrosie believes the CFL has done more work on its business plan ‘than the league has done in 50 years’
CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie has stated multiple times since the 2020 season was cancelled that the CFL wanted to reset its business model. “We’ve done...
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Randy Ambrosie insists CFL is ‘full throttle’ on plans for complete 2021 season
Over the course of the last year, CFL fans have bemoaned a lack of discernable movement or open communication on the prospect of a 2021...
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Commissioner Randy Ambrosie explains ‘gigantic CFL bubble’ concept
The Canadian Football League has been modelling the concept of one big hub for potentially playing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner Randy Ambrosie explained why...
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Randy Ambrosie optimistic CFL will play this season
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie is optimistic his league will play some form of a season before 2020 is over. Ambrosie spoke at length with TSN’s...
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CFL ‘looking closely’ at the NHL plan for return to play in 2020
The Canadian Football League is watching and learning from the National Hockey League. CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie has been paying close attention to the NHL...
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CFL rejects 9-week schedule proposal from The Spring League
The Canadian Football League has said thanks but no thanks to The Spring League. According to Postmedia reporter Dan Barnes, TSL chief executive officer Brian...
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Drop dead date for potential 2020 CFL season Randy Ambrosie’s decision to make
Commissioner Randy Ambrosie will make the play call as to whether the calendar allows a CFL season in 2020. “I have been asked by our...
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Canadian Football League provides update on 2020
TORONTO — The Canadian Football League issued a statement Wednesday regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and how it could alter the remainder of the 2020 calendar. The...
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CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie: ‘Most likely scenario no season at all’
OTTAWA — CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says the most likely scenario for the league is a cancelled 2020 season during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambrosie made...
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CFL asks federal government for up to $150 million in financial aid due to COVID-19 pandemic
CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie has asked the Canadian government for up to $150 million because of COVID-19 ramifications on the league and its finances. According...
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CFL, NFL discuss medical side of each league’s business amid coronavirus pandemic
CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie has had conversations with the NFL about how each league is working through the COVID-19 crisis. The Canadian pro season has...
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AFI Live with Canadian Football League Commissioner Randy Ambrosie: Today, Tuesday, April 14, 4:30p CET (10:30a ET)
Join us for a very special episode of AFI Live on Facebook today, Tuesday, April 14 at 4:30 pm Central European Time (10:30am Eastern Daylight...
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Open mind: CFL commish Randy Ambrosie open to moving 2020 Grey Cup date
Canadian Football League Commissioner Randy Ambrosie has changed his stance on the set date for Grey Cup 2020 scheduled for November 22 in Regina. He...
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Randy Ambrosie issues statement; CFL season postponed until July at earliest
The Canadian Football League issued a statement Tuesday morning regarding the updated measures to help ensure public health and safety, acknowledging that the 2020 season...
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Pandemic planning keeps Canadian Football League commissioner busy; league start now hot topic
It should not surprise anyone that the Canadian Football League’s movers and shakers, unable to move out of self-isolation, are beginning to shake at the...
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League office orders CFL teams to close facilities
The Canadian Football League office has sent a direct order to its nine franchises: close your facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic. The @CFL has ordered...
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A statement from the CFL on the coronavirus situation
CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie released the following statement on Thursday afternoon: “This is a difficult time for so many people in so many countries around...
