Seven teams continue to battle for the five remaining CFL playoff spots, but looming just off in the distance is yet another round of intense negotiating between the league and its players.
The current collective-bargaining agreement is slated to expire in May 2022. After the CFL cancelled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league and CFL Players' Association amended their agreement to allow for a 2021 campaign.
"It's action-packed," said John Bowman, the former Montreal Alouettes defensive lineman who's also a first vice-president with the CFL Players' Association."Being in those rooms, I've learned a lot. Bowman addressed the impending CFL/CFLPA contract talks during a video conference Thursday held to discuss his being honoured Saturday by the Montreal Alouettes. Bowman spent his entire 14-year career with Montreal before deciding to retire prior to the 2021 season.
And although the league returned this year, teams are playing a shortened schedule – 14 regular-season games instead of the usual 18. That translates into just seven homes games and a 22 per cent reduction in potential gate revenues. "In that same breath, I want to thank the people who've been coming because it takes a lot to spend that, whether you buy $25 tickets or $100 tickets. I want to show appreciation to the fans who're coming. To the ones who want to come but can't afford it, thank you."
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