The CFL is going to look quite a bit different when the 2027 season kicks off.

Commissioner Stewart Johnston announced Monday that the field — traditionally 110 yards — will be shortened to 100 yards. The end zones, which have been 20-yards deep, will be reduced to 15. And the goalposts, which have stood on the goal line, will be pushed to the back of the end zone.

The field will remain 65 yards wide.

“We have cleaned up our canvas,” he says of the changes.

The league’s belief is that all this will open up the endzone to offences by not having an obstruction in the way which should lead to more touchdowns. Having the goalposts pushed back 15 yards will also encourage teams to try for TDs rather than kicks. And shortening the field will put teams closer to scoring as soon as they receiv

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