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Perry’s Point of View – For Pete’s Sake, Being a CFL Player is Okay
So what it is it like to be a Canadian Football League player? To find this out, I asked the player who was once deemed to be the smartest person in Canada – Saskatchewan Roughriders’ offensive lineman Peter Dyakowski. I had the occasion of chatting with Peter during Grey Cup week (and have interviewed several […]
Calgary Sun – CFL players stand with union over grievance
Daniel Austin – Calgary Sun Read the full article at CalgarySun.com WINNIPEG — S.J. Green was there on the night when Jonathan Hefney’s football career came to an end. The now-Toronto Argonauts receiver watched Hefney, then Green’s teammate with the Montreal Alouettes, got stretchered off the field after a 2015 collision with Ottawa RedBlacks fullback […]
CFLPA Files Grievance
CFLPA Announces New Executive Team
MEDIA RELEASE March 1, 2018 CFLPA Announces New Executive Team Niagara Falls – The Player Representatives of the CFL Players’ Association met today at their 2018 Annual General Meeting and elected their 2018-2019 Executive Committee. We are proud to announce that incumbent Jeff Keeping has been re-elected as President of the CFLPA. 1st Vice-President Marwan […]
MEDIA RELEASE – 2018 Annual General Meeting
MEDIA RELEASE February 21, 2018 CFLPA Announces 2018 Annual General Meeting Toronto – The Canadian Football League Players’ Association (CFLPA) announced details for its Annual General Meeting to be hosted at Niagara Fallsview Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario from March 1 – 3. Brian Ramsay, Executive Director, CFL Players’ Association commented, “The Annual General Meeting […]
MEDIA RELEASE – 2/8/18
MEDIA RELEASE February 8, 2018 Statement from the Canadian Football League Players’ Association Toronto – The following statement addresses recent public concerns related to fair and just treatment of CFLPA players. “We are aware of the concerns made public by members of our association, and we take them very seriously. We are investigating the circumstances […]
Perry’s Point of View – The Player with the Best Name in the CFL
By Perry Lefko Standing with onetime Canadian Football League player Gene Mack at BMO Field, watching the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders warm up before the Eastern Final against the Toronto Argonauts, I couldn’t help but notice one of the players from the team in green. His waist was exposed, which I pointed out to Gene, who […]