So the Canadian Football League is getting a re-design. Count me out.

Stewart Johnston, the league's commissioner, announced a spate of changes in September to the way our version of gridiron football is going to be played going forward. The field is being shrunk, the play clock is being increased, and they're screwing with the rouge.

In short, it's basically taking what we've known for decades and turning into NFL Lite.

Johnston told a press conference that the changes will be phased in with some starting next season and others in 2027. Here's what will be happening beginning next season:

The play clock is being bumped from 20 seconds to 35 seconds. That's the time a team on offence has to snap the ball and get a play going. Under the current rule, the 20-second clock doesn't start un

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