Canadian Football League
Professional Canadian football league
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| April 24 2025 | Stewart Johnston officially assumed the leadership role in the Canadian Football League, beginning his tenure as the new executive. |
| April 2 2025 | TSN president Stewart Johnston was announced as the new successor to the Canadian Football League leadership, marking a significant leadership transition. |
| March 13 2025 | Current salary cap regulations are in effect for the Canadian Football League, though specific details are not provided in the given text. |
| February 5 2025 | The CFL announced a salary cap increase from $5,650,000 to $6,062,365, growing by $412,365 due to the new revenue growth sharing model. |
| February 2 2025 | Free agency negotiating window began, with teams initially operating under the old salary cap figure. |
| January 2025 | Revenue growth was determined in the last week of January, potentially affecting player compensation. |
| 2024 | Justin Hardy recorded 97 receptions in a single season. |
| 2024 | CFL implemented an operations cap limiting teams to 11 coaches and 25 total personnel in football operations, including general managers, scouts, video personnel, and equipment staff. |
| 2024 | First season of revenue sharing for CFL players, with revenue sharing set at 25% and a cap increase of 2.78% for every dollar increase. |
| 2024 | Revenue growth sharing model first went into effect, which would later impact salary cap calculations. |
| 2024 | CFL+ expanded its functionality to include video on demand for up to 48 hours after games and added coverage of preseason matches by combining in-stadium video feeds with local radio play-by-play and commentary. |
| 2024 | Toronto Argonauts won their most recent Grey Cup, extending their record to 19 total Grey Cup victories. |
| 2024 | The CFL returned to its previous more balanced game format after experimenting with divisional play emphasis. |
| October 26 2024 | Randy Ambrosie announced his intention to retire as CFL commissioner in 2025, following an alleged loss of confidence from league owners. |
| July 14 2024 | Dru Brown set a single-game passing yards record of 480 yards against the Edmonton Elks. |
| June 2024 | Bell Media announced CTV would broadcast TSN-produced CFL season coverage on digital terrestrial television, including a late-season package of exclusive 3 p.m. ET games starting September 7, with playoff coverage and a simulcast of the 111th Grey Cup, returning the CFL to over-the-air television for the first time since 2007. |
| June 20 2024 | DeVonte Dedmon performs a 101-yard kickoff return against the Montreal Alouettes. |
| April 2024 | Annual salary cap officially announced in late April, continuing the league's standard practice from previous years. |
| April 11 2024 | The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced record league revenue of $50.5 million and an operating profit of $5.7 million. |
| 2023 | Broadcast contract for CFL games is set to expire with the current broadcaster. |
| 2023 | Neutral site regular season games continue. |
| 2023 | The league launched CFL+, a free live streaming service that provides access to every regular-season game for international viewers outside the United States and Canada, with games not on CBS Sports Network also available in the US. |
| April 27 2023 | CBS Sports Network announces multi-year broadcasting rights deal with the CFL, becoming the new U.S. TV rightsholder and broadcasting 34 CFL games in the first three months of the season. |
| March 15 2023 | TSN reporter Dave Naylor revealed that Schooner Sports and Entertainment is no longer pursuing a team for Atlantic Canada. |
| March 10 2023 | Quebec media mogul Pierre Karl Péladeau purchased the Montreal Alouettes. |
| February 14 2023 | The ownership of the Montreal Alouettes was transferred back to the CFL, with Mario Cecchini appointed as interim President. |
| 2022 | Lorenzo Mauldin records 17 sacks in a single season, becoming one of the top seasonal performers in the team's history. |
| 2022 | Neutral site regular season games continue. |
| 2022 | The Canadian Football League restructured its season format to include a two-game exhibition season, an 18-game regular season, and a six-team single elimination playoff tournament. |
| November 2022 | The CFL establishes a new tradition of holding the Grey Cup on the third Sunday of November. |
| October 10 2022 | Justin Hardy achieved 11 receptions in a game against the Montreal Alouettes. |
| August 29 2022 | Gary Stern stepped away from day-to-day operations of the Montreal Alouettes and resigned from the CFL's board of governors. |
| 2021 | New draft eligibility criteria implemented for National players, requiring graduation with a degree from a U Sports institution. |
| 2021 | The Canadian Football League implemented a new roster composition rule requiring teams to have two quarterbacks, two Global players, a maximum of 20 American players (excluding quarterbacks), with a minimum of 44 and maximum of 45 total active roster players. |
| 2021 | CFL changes regular season format to create greater emphasis on divisional play in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 | The league changed its game format to create a greater emphasis on divisional play following the COVID-19 pandemic interruption. |
| December 2021 | The Grey Cup is exceptionally played in December for the first time since 1972. |
| November 6 2021 | DeVonte Dedmon records a 100-yard kickoff return against the Toronto Argonauts. |
| September 3 2021 | DeVonte Dedmon sets a game record with 211 kickoff return yards against the Montreal Alouettes. |
| August 2021 | The CFL returned with a shortened 14-game schedule, concluding with the Grey Cup game in December for the first time since 1972. |
| August 7 2021 | Avery Williams matched Bruce Holmes' record with 14 Defensive Tackles in a game against the Edmonton Elks. |
| March 10 2021 | The XFL entered into talks with the CFL about a potential collaboration, which were called off four months later. |
| August 17 2020 | The CFL cancelled its 2020 season due to coronavirus-related restrictions, marking the first cancelled season in league history. |
| February 2020 | CFL expanded its global alliance system by welcoming the Japanese X-League and announcing new international player roster rules. |
| January 2020 | The Montreal Alouettes found new ownership with Sid Spiegel and Gary Stern of S and S Sportsco. |
| 2019 | Global players were officially introduced into the CFL player recruitment system, expanding the league's international player acquisition methods. |
| 2019 | Neutral site regular season games return after a several-year break. |
| 2019 | Commissioner Randy Ambrosie suggested Mexico as a potential location for neutral site regular season games and explored partnering with the LFA for player development. |
| 2019 | Rule changes were implemented regarding quarterback roster spots and national player requirements, allowing National quarterbacks to count as starting National players while on the field. |
| 2019 | A new collective bargaining agreement was signed, setting the minimum annual player salary at $54,000. |
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