CFL to possibly cancel season affects HBCU players
In the App Click title above this to view full article. According to multiple sources, the Canadian Football League may be forced to cancel the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 epidemic. In addition to this season, the long-term future of the league is in question. There are approximately 80 players, who attended an HBCU, currently under contract for training camps in the CFL. CFL Commissioner Randy Ambroise testified before the House of Commons committee of finance, this past Thursday. This testimony came a week after the CFL requested $150 million in assistance from the Canadian government. The nine team CFL lost approximately $20 million last season. The CFL relies heavily on ticket sales for revenue. A fanless CFL will be detrimental to finances. In Canada, there are approximately 64,000 confirmed cases, with a majority of those being in Quebec and Ontario. “Unlike large U.S.-based leagues, our biggest source of revenue is not TV, it’s ticket sales,” Ambrosie said