Top10 NFL vs CFL Differences
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The 10 Top Differences Between Amercian Football (NFL) vs Canadian Football (CFL)
he love for professional football in North America takes on two flavours. One is the NFL (National Football League) or American Football and the other is CFL (Canadian Football League) or considered Canadian football. This article will show the differences between American Football vs Canadian football.
Here is a list of the top 10 differences between the NFL vs the CFL
1) Player Salaries
It is all about the money and the NFL has lots of money to offer to its players. In the 2009 season of the NFL, the average yearly salary for a NFL player is around $770,000 USD. In comparison to the CFL, the average salary for a CFL player in 2009 is approximately $50,000 CAN. Often players from the CFL will need to find second jobs in the off season to supplement their income from playing football. The highest paid player in the NFL is making over 10-15 million dollars per season such as the likes of Peyton Manning, Carson Palmer, and Ben Roethlisberger. The highest paid player in the CFL is could be making over $150,000. Wow quite the big discrepancy in salaries between the NFL vs CFL players.
Sometimes players will quit their respective CFL teams and try out to play in the NFL because of the money and fame that the NFL offers their players.
2) Field size
The dimensions of the fields vary between the two leagues. The field size in the NFL from the goal line to goal line is 100 yards. The midfield line is considered to be at the 50 yard line. On the other hand, from goal line to goal line in the CFL, the 55 yard line is midfield.
The end zones are different lengths as well with the CFL having a bigger end zone. The NFL end zones are 10 yards deep while the CFL is 20 yards deep.
The length of the field in the NFL is 120 yards in comparison with the CFL which is 150 yards.
Another noticeable difference is the width of the field between the two leagues. In the NFL, the width of the field from sideline to sideline is 160 feet
or 53 1/3 yards. The CFL's sideline distance is 65 yards.
Since the field is bigger and there are less downs in the CFL, teams are more prone to be a pass oriented offensive than in the NFL. The NFL there are is a balance between pass oriented offenses and run oriented offenses depending on the personnel.
NFL Football Field Dimensions
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3) Number of Players On the Field
The total number of
players on
the field on a football play in the NFL is 22. The offensive team has 11
players and the defensive team has 11 players. In the CFL, the total is
24. The offense has 12 and the defense has 12 players respectively on
the field at one time.
On the offensive side of the football, in
the NFL, there is a tight end position. In the CFL, there is no tight
end position, but instead there are two slotback positions. On the
defensive side, the CFL has 2 halfbacks and a safety while the NFL has a
two safety positions called free safety and strong safety.
4)
Number of Downs
In the NFL, the offense has 4 downs to make a
first down, score a touchdown or kick a field goal. In the CFL, the
offense has 3 downs to make a first down, score a touchdown or kick a
field goal.
5) Time Rules and Timeouts
In
American football, each team has 3 timeouts per half and the 2 minute
warning and in Canadian football, each team only has 1 timeout per half
and a 3 minute warning. The 2 minute and 3 minute warnings automatically
stop the clock and neither team will be charged a time out.
Another
difference is the play clock. In the CFL, after the play is over, the
referee whistles the next play to start, the offensive has 20 seconds to
snap the football while the NFL has 40 seconds to run an offensive
play.
6) Scoring
The scoring is the same in both
leagues with the exception of the single point or rouge in the CFL. So
here is the scoring breakdown for both the leagues.
Single Point or called the Rouge- 1pt - This is only in the CFL and a single point is rewarded to the kicking team when:
- Kicking team
misses a field goal or punts the football and the receiving team catches
the football and decides not to run out of their own end zone. The
kicking team will receive 1 point.
- Kicking team misses a
field goal or punts the football and the ball goes out of bounds in the
end zone. The kicking team will receive 1 point.
Safety -
2pts
Field Goal (FG) - 3pts
Touchdown (TD) - 6pts
Extra Point (EP) or Convert- 1pts (kicking the extra point) or 2pts (running or passing the football into the end zone after a touchdown has been scored)
7) Overtime format (OT)
If the game is
tied at the end of 4 quarters (60 minutes), the teams will play an
overtime quarter to decide who will win the football game. There is both
a regular season and overtime season format which is different between
the two leagues. The details will be outlined below.
Regular
Season Overtime format:
In the NFL, a coin toss is
made and the winning team has a choice to decide to receive or kickoff
the football to the opposition. The overtime format is sudden death as
the first team who scores a safety, field goal or touchdown wins the
game. After 15 minutes of play and no team has scored any points, the
football game ends in a tie in regular see play. For playoff overtime
format, see section below.
In the CFL, a coin toss will determine
who will have first possession of the football. The winning team will
decide to either take the first possession or the second possession in
overtime. There is no kickoff for this overtime format as the ball is
placed on the opposition's 35 yard line and offensive team will try to
advance the football until they score or lose possession. If the defense
scores a point, the game is over.
Once the first team has had
their possession of the football, the second team will get the football
at the opposition's 35 yard line. The second team can either match the
first team's score or beat their score. If the second team beats the
score, they automatically win the game. If the game is still tied after
the second team's possession, each team will have one more possession of
the football to score.
If after two possessions by both teams
and the score remains tied, the football is considered over and the
result is a tie game in regular season play. For playoff overtime
format, see section below.
Playoff Season Overtime format:
Just
changed in March 2010, the NFL playoff rule for OT games have the coin
toss to determine who will receive or kick the football. If the team who
has the first offensive possession in overtime score a touchdown, the
game is over. However, if the first offensive team kicks a field goal,
then the opposing team will get an offensive possession to match the
field goal or to win a game with a touchdown of their own.
For
example, if Team #1 kicks a field goal, then Team #2 must either
kick a field goal to tie the game and send it into sudden overtime or
win the game outright with a touchdown. In case Team #2 kicks the field
goal and ties the game, then whoever scores first will win the game. If
Team #2 fails to score any points but Team #1 has kicked a field goal
from earlier on, the game is over as Team #1 will
win.
If the Team #1 on their first offensive position does not
score any points, Team #2 will have a chance to win the game with a
field goal or touchdown. If the Team #2 does not score any points, then
the game becomes sudden death and the first team to score any points
will win.
If the defensive team scores any points in OT, the game
is over and the team that was the defensive wins the game.
In
the playoffs for the CFL, it is the same format as above until one team
scores and the other team does not. The team that scores is the winner.
8)
Regular Season/Schedule
The NFL regular season begins in
September and ends in late December or early January. Playoffs begin the
following week in January and the championship game called the Super
Bowl is played on the first Sunday in February. Each team will play 16
regular season games.
NFL games are primarily scheduled to be
played on Sundays and have one Monday Night game every week during the
regular season. Other days include Thurs games and Sat games as well.
During American Thanksgiving which is in late November, several games on
scheduled to be played.
The CFL regular season begins in July
and ends in early November. Playoffs begin the following week and the
championship gamed called the Grey Cup will be played in the last Sunday
in November. Each team will play 18 regular season games.
CFL
games are scheduled are scattered throughout the week, but the majority
of the games are played Friday, Saturday, Sunday. There may also be some
games during Thursday and Monday. During Labour Day in September,
several games are scheduled to be played. This is big day for Canadian
fans to watch football.
9) Field Goal Post Location
Another
difference between the two leagues is the location of the Field Goal
Posts. In the NFL, the field goal posts are located at the back of the
end zone whereas the CFL has their field goal post at the front of the
end zone.
10) Fair Catches and Punt Returns
In the
NFL, after the kicking team punts the football, the punt returner can do
one of the following:
- catch and run with the ball until the punt returner is tackled, pushed out of bounds or scores a touchdown
- wave his hand in the air to
signal fair catch - meaning no opposition may tackle or make contact
with the punter as they must let the punt returner catch the football
after the punt, but the returner may not advanced the football
- let
the ball bounce into the field of play where the kicking team can touch
the football, but possession still remains with the punt return team or
the punt returner can let the football bounce out of bounds and
possession is taken where the football goes out of bounds
In
the CFL, the difference is there is no fair catch rule and the punting
team must give a cushion of about 5 yards to allow the punt returner to
either catch the football in mid-air, catch the football after it
bounces, or pick up the football and run after the ball has stopped
bouncing. If the kicking team does not allow the 5 yard cushion, the
punt return team will be assessed a 10 yard penalty.
There are other differences between the two leagues such as having different fumble out of bounds, pre-snap motion rules, roster sizes, and drafts.
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Fantastic article - comparison of the fields, everything - top notch.
Easily one of the best articles I've ever read explaining the difference between the two leagues.
Thanks for the comments, much appreciated.
Great article will really help me with my paper in LA!!!!!! just 10 days to go
chpabe, thanks for the comment. Glad this article will help you with your paper. Good luck. Cheers.
I have watched some CFL on TV before, and honestly, I thought it was alot of fun to watch. Definately a pass happy league, which is always exciting for fans to watch! Good Hub
Gemineye, thanks for the comment. CFL is starting up the 2010 regular season starting Jul 1, 2010 and agree with you, it is all about passing in the CFL.
A few corrections. Highest paid CFL player in 2009 Ricky Ray at $460.000. In 2010 Casey Printers signed for $500,000. Highest ever Raghib Ismail $18.2 million over 4 years. The other way to score a single point (not listed) is if a kickoff goes into the endzone and is not brought out. However if it goes through the back of the endzone untouched no point is scored. A "no yards" penalty (not giving 5 yards on a punt) is 15 yards when caught in the air, and 5 yards when it hits the ground.
Im not sure where you got your facts, but CFL players make alot more money than that. 400-500 thousand would be the top end. all skilled players make in the neighborhood of 100-150 thousand. Starting quarterbacks all make around and above 250000.
You spelled American wrong.
Rouge?
I can honestly say as a 42-year old who has lived his entire life in Canada this is the first time I have ever, ever, ever seen the single-point referred to as the 'rouge.'
uh no the highest cfl salary is 1.5 million and the average is a little bit higher, it is much harder to play in the cfl every nfl player that comes in the league struggles. Ricky Williams was benched in the cfl because the "star" couldn't even run 5 yards a game. you have less downs and a larger field to play with.
Its not harder to play in the CFL. Thats ridiculous. Ricky Williams is a poor example aswell. The guy was getting 10 carries a game and broke his arm part way through the season. Not to mention he hadnt played ball for awhile and he, like most NFLers that head north, don't really give a crap about where they are. Their only objective is to wait until the NFL comes calling again.
For every NFLer that doesnt make it in the CFL, there's 100 CFLers that cant make it in the NFL. Ricky Ray couldnt even make 3rd stringer with the Jets, Mr. MVP Casey Printers rode the bench with the Chiefs, All Stars like Rashad Jeanty, Juran Bolden ( one of my faves ) go to the NFL and are average at best. The list goes on and on.
The NFL is far tougher to play in. The players are faster despite what CFL fans like to think, they hit harder, you have less space and time to make plays, harder playbook to learn, more physically demanding, more studying, etc etc. Any player who's been in both knows the NFL is tougher. You hear them. Even Warren Moon says he needed more of a challenge.
The two leagues had I believe it was 7 exhibition games ON A CANADIAN FIELD in the late 50s and the NFL won 6 of the 7, demolishing the CFL in total score. It would be even more of a beating nowadays since the CFL could atleast compete for the most part for players back then. Not so anymore.
Im Canadian and I follow both. But NFL IS king.
The origine of American football comes from Montreal Canada. The oldest football teams are from Canada. The CFL is more an open game, based on speed and lots of actions. The NFL is a much slower pace, with stronger and heavier player. Two different types of players with different types of football. To me, the best football is played in the CFL.
@CFLman
Those are misconceptions. Big time. Patrick Willis is a Linebacker for the 49ers and runs a 4.3 40. He's atleast as any LB from the CFL. Add in his strength and power, nobody in the CFL can match his overall ability and talent. Chad Johnson is as fast as any CFL receiver, aqnd Chris Johnson is faster than any CFL RB you could throw out there. Even if you want to go back, Eric Dickerson was a track star. Yes he was big but he could runb like the wind. The NFL players are fast. The game speed is much faster and more intense. The only thing that makes the game slower is the play clock. But the action on the field is quicker and the players close in faster. It takes more of everything to play in the NFL; size, strength, talent, speed, etc etc.
And just because the CFL is a little older, doesnt make it better. That has no barring on which game is better.
If you want to like the CFL over the NFL thats fine. But be correct with your conclusions. The NFL players are not slower. Just because the players are bigger on average, that doesnt make them slower. Anytime you hear guys who have played in both leagues, they say that the NFL is a tougher game and the game speed and intensity trumps the CFL.
I have played both types of games NFL more explosive power is needed because everything is faster when the play is going on as for game speed such as play clock more endurance is needed for cfl because the plays are closer together less time in between I would say for the the people who love the big plays it goes to the cfl but the people who love the whole physical nature of the game it is the NFL by far
Duh!! Larger field, less downs to get 10 yards for a first down; any logical thinking person can figure out that the CFL is a tougher game. Face it, the players want to go to the NFL because they can make more money to play an easier game...jeeze, that's a no brainer!! By the way, I'm a true football fan and appreciate both the NFL and the CFL so that is my impartial opinion.
@Beezer Umm ok a larger field does not equate to a higher level of difficulty. If anything its the opposite. Making more money isn't the main objective. The NFL has more fans, it's a bigger league, has more teams and a higher diffuculty of play. Why do you think so many players that cant make it in the NFL will go to the CFL? and players that are in the CFL are hoping to make it in the NFL but usually dont. And when they do they are usually riding the bench because they aren't conditioned enough to keep up with the speed or physical aspect of the game.
CFL vs NFL
Time after time, ex NFLers that come for the first time to a CFL training camp are astonished by the speed and the talent they found. Many have said that they see no difference between NFL and CFL training camps. After his season in Canada, Ricky Williams said that the talent in the CFL is comparable to the talent found in the NFL (The Miami Herald 2006). At first, Williams though it would be easy. He was amazed and very surprised by the speed of the CFL game. Jerrett Payton in his first Montreal Alouette’s training camp said he never experienced such speed before. Remember, Payton played previously in the NFL and in the NFLE. Doug Flutie had stated repeatedly to both Canadian and US media that the CFL is a more exciting game to watch and to play. As many other former CFLers and NFLers, he believed the CFL is very much under-rated.
In “The complete Idiot’s Guide to football 2nd edition” Joe Thiesmann also an ex CFLer and an ex NFLer wrote “the CFL is a better league than the NFL”. A former CFLer and NFLer Jean-Philippe Darche said on French Canadian T.V. “the biggest difference between the NFL and CFL are the big stars, but there are only 2 or 3 per team. Most players are interchangeable between both leagues”.
Logic says a league with smaller and players that are less heavy, is a faster league. As an example, many linebackers in the CFL used to be defensive backs. In both leagues Cameron Wake is judged as a very fast player in the position he played. In the CFL Wake was too heavy to be a linebacker. He played defensive end with great success. In the NFL Wake was too small to play defensive end. He plays as a linebacker with equal success. We are talking about two different games.
There is no separation between down lineman making athleticism secondary to size in line play in the NFL. In the CFL the yard from scrimmage permits more techniques which need more rapidity. You do not see 340 pounds or more linemen in the CFL. With so many punts returning in the CFL, small and fast ball carriers will have a field day every time. CFL offence linemen run and move a lot more. Often, CFL QBs get out of their protective pockets to run or to throw a pass. The CFL ball carriers are often smaller, with the size of the field; they are move free too improvise, changing directions whenever they want. These are some of the reasons why the average defensive ends in the CFL are 50 pounds less than the NFL.
With 20 sec. in the CFL, compared to 40 sec in the NFL, there are more plays in the CFL and much more running. We all know, CFL is a passing league. The CFL field is 53% bigger than the NFL and only two additional players. Often receivers just coming from the NFL, experienced leg pains in the CFL. In terms of faster pace and endurance, the CFL is much more demanding. For the most part, considering the rules and size of the field, CFL and NFL teams are seeking a different style of athlete.
@TjCurrie
It makes much more sense to believe American professional football players that played in both leagues (like Dong Flutie, Joe Thiesmann and many more) than a NFL fan who never physically experienced the true reality of the CFL and the NFL.
Also, logic says that a large field with different rules, more plays, only two time outs and only 20 seconds for recovery demand’s a faster, more versatile and enduring type of football player. In the NFL, there are huge bodies on a relatively small field, so they need bigger and stronger players. The NFL requires players who can play a highly structured game. The players are more specialized.
Both leagues have very athletic players. Some can play in both leagues, many more can’t. But there is no DNA proof that small football players that are ignored by the NFL, because of their size, are not as good as or even better than a NFL player with the ideal size. Now, lots of those small and very fast players are in the CFL. To stop them, teams are obliged to get players according their skills. Otherwise the score would be 80 to 70 in every game.
The biggest difference between cfl and nfl is hype. nfl has 3 times the hype with only 80% of the action of the cfl.
As a Canadian, even I understand that without a doubt the NFL's talent is a level up on the CFL. There is just a larger pool from which to draw on. And neither game is more difficult than the other. What ever you are used to is easier. Adapting to a new game is the issue.
Whoever made this is a dumbfuck. The salaries section is ridiculous! CFL players do not make $50,000 per year, most make an upwards of about $250,000-$450,000 per year, and they most certainly do NOT need to get second jobs in the offseason. Who made this bullshit?
@Josh
Many CFL players have jobs in the offseason. A lot of them are teachers, trainers, etc. Most players do not make 250-450 k a year because there is a cap of 4 million (ish). I am guessing it is more like 75-100k. Ray made 450K a year until his contract was restructured this year and it is believed to be around 320k. Anthony Calvillo, possibly the best player in the CFL is believed to make 375K.
Unfortunately there is a big salary difference as some major quarterbacks make in the range if 1 million , like Tracy Ham , Anthony Calvillo, Doug Flutie. The person who wrote this article is also right salary for non starters and special team player make between 30 to 50 thousand. I know three different players that played in the cfl and all three had jobs outside football. The fact of the matter is the size of both leagues. The bigger you are the more revenue you make. CFL and NFL are 2 different games. Its like playing chess and speed chess. As I am both an NFL and CFL I honestly say take a watch of the CFL games if nothing else it gives you football to watch on days there isn't a NFL game to watch. Go Bombers time for a Grey Cup run. Chargers it's time to step up because you can't possibly be still rebuilding its been 7 yrs
worst written article ever. It seemed like a 6th grader wrote this garbage
The 150,000 mentioned in the article is way off the mark. The highest paid CFL player currently makes a little over 350,000. A couple years ago, Casey Printers made 500,000 but he was grossely overpaid. About 20 years ago, some players made over a million. The average salary is about 100,000. Teams dress 42 players each game and the salary cap is at about 4.2 millions.
First off you cannot compare two types of football that are not the same.
reason for more "skilled" players in the NFL compared to the CFL is simply money. NFL 32 teams in a market place of 200 million people, CFL 8 teams in a market place of maybe 10 million people. This means the NFL can pay higher salaries, sell more merch and have higher ticket sales because of demand. CFL not so much. I can go to a game in Calgary and pay $16 to sit on the field now thats general admission in one section and its first come first serve for seating but thats just a point. I have heard games in Toronto go for $10 a seat. No demand, Regina however ticket prices for upper deck are $53. higher demand. I cannot say which game is better because non are, it is a completely different structure, the rule books are different, players are of different size and skill. You get alot smaller players in the CFL but there are still small players in the NFL. Look at Walker with New England. He is 5'9" at 195lbs. That is about as small as the get in the NFL. But the reason they have to keep those boys big in that league is the size of man chasing them down the field. Its simple you put a big guy and run him hard into a little guy 99% of the time little guy gonna lose. CFL does have its downfalls and one is marketing. NFL market goes year round, CFL goes just 5 Months a year.
No one league however is tougher than the other. CFL stats are just the same as NFL and most US born players in the CFL have played College in the USA and were stars that stood out. I believe tho the CFL is more understanding to players and can find talent in them that the NFL seems to oversee because of size, what position they played in college so on and so forth. Darren Durrant, running back college, star quarter back in the CFL. Payton Manning quarter back college, star quarter back NFL. NFL your trying out for a single position, CFL hey you don't work well here but lets try you here. Boyd in Toronto hold records in NCAA. Why didn't he play in the NFL couldn't adapt? bad day in training camp?
And how can you have a interleague contest when the leagues don't match up for rules? Give me a break thats like saying hey, NFL should play NCAA. It doesn't work. However if they were to play again I am sure there would be surprising results.
In talking with people from the USA who actually have watched a game of CFL they seem to be fairly impressed by the skill, energy, and all around fun the CFL can offer while watching a game. And if the CFL was really as bad as it is made out to be why are having our 99th grey cup this year? 99 years is a long time for unskilled league to be around.
NFL fans will always say its a harder league, and the CFL fans will always say that its a harder league.
And CFL players are not playing here to make the NFL one day, they are playing for the love of football. NFL players are playing for money and fame. Some CFL players that go down to the states just do it so they can have a bigger paycheck and why not who are you to say that oh well if I work here but I can work here for 2, 3, 4 times as much money I wouldn't go.
I'm a huge CFL fan, and it is an amazing league, I find it alot more exciting then NFL, I mean sure NFL is Americans game, and CFL is Canada's, the CFL I think has better rules, and is more exciting, I know alot of NFL fans think CFL is less skill and not heard much, well let them watch a few games, see the skill and how it isn't that bad, the only difference is NFL players are payed a lot more than CFL players, but I have to agree the CFL players are still making more than they say, it's too bad CFL Is underrated, it's a great league with skill, the NFL is just richer, players just want to be more famous, that's why it's too bad CFL players go up ands tryout, I don't mind NFL, but people should recognize CFL in States, I could tell them all about the CFL all day long, they just got to recognize it
Terribly written article, cfl players make more than that, cfl is a much better league, just wish the bombers wouldn't finish in last place all the time
they only have 8 teams? thats crazy. shouldnt be called a league lol
How could the writer leave out 3 downs versus 4 downs? The CFL is more unpredictable than the NFL because its rules allow for all in the backfield to be in motion. And in the CFL quarterbacks must know how to run; in the NFL they're too valuable to allow them to run and get flattened. Drop back passers don't exist in Canada and the wider field encourages them to roll out. So...take the NFL for science and take the CFL for fun. I think most prefer fun. Take the NFL for size and take the CFL for movement. Take the NFL for Jerry Jones's stadium and take the CFL for smaller stadiums that place the fan much closer to the field.
WRs get a running start?? WTF I'm watching right now. CFL just isn't for some people, they are very different. i had a couple friends over the other night watching a CFL game and they thought I was lying when I said, "NO, It's not NCAA.." ..one friend said,"I never heard of those schools??!" .. SMH Canada Its not for me, but i guess if you like watching the mediocre-talent league, it's for you.
@Momo love your ignorance.
@lions - its only ignorance because you like undersized mediocre talent...... some people think two-hand touch is better they must be smart huh??? I SAID ITS NOT FOR SOME PEOPLE .. and you still call me ignorant??!! Thats ignorance if you ask me, i made a neutral statement and then voice what i actually think .. grow up
While the salaries of the players in the CFL aren't as low as you say they are, many players do still have jobs in the off season. Gene Makowsky who plays for the Roughriders (for over 16 years) still works as a substitute teacher. A lot of the players are also involved in politics or even farming, not just because they're not paid a lot. I mean 42,000 a year may not be millions but it's still a pretty comfortable living.
wow
Those figures on CFL salary caps are incorrect.
The average CFL player makes 85,000$ CAN based on an average 4.2 million dollar salary cap per team and around 48 players. The highest paid CFL player had a contract worth 18.2 million per year, or about 4.55 million per season (keep in mind canadian money is worth more than american money these days). There are a handful of players in the CFL that make a million per season aswell.
Sorry thats 18.2 million on a 4 year contract, and his name was rocket ismail. He was, at the time, the highest paid football player period (CFL orNFL/ 1991).
I live in the states but have watched the CFL and they are great. I think that the NFL is hyped up a bit but they are also very good players. It is too bad that both leagues cant figure out a way to play each other. Play both champion teams twice a year. One time with NFL rules, and the next time with CFL rules. Maybe join the 2 together and then have a SUPERBOWL/GREY CUP GAME.
I love my CFL just as much as the next canadian but everyone knows you guys pick first and we get the rest. If NFL versed CFL in a championship game we would need half a city worth of paramedics for the CFL TEAM lol..
some heavy arguing on here...i'd rather watch hockey....canadians like the cfl and americans like the nfl...good enough
don't forget that the CFL football is larger than an NFL football.
I really find it hard to believe that Joe Theismann said the CFL is better than the NFL. I don't believe it is, although as Ricky Williams said, I believe the respective talent levels are comparable. I base that on a comment that the foremost authority on the two Leagues made. Bud Grant was the second leading receiver in the NFL in l952, jumped to Canada in l953 and became the second leading receiver in Canada. He went on to coach successfully in both Leagues and is still involved in the game. His l982 quote: given the opportunity, almost anyone who plays in the CFL could play in the NFL". Grant didn'y say so, but there are a few Canadian stiffs on each CFL club who are just around to complete the Canadian-American ratio and have no business on a football field. As for CFL players going to the NFL and getting cut, let's remember a few simple facts of life. CFLers go as free agents - they are seeded behind the regulars, behind the backups, behind the practice roster players, behind the draft choices, and behind any players that arrived in trade. The NFL club has no investment in these guys and cutting them is easy. Often the ex CFLers don't even receive the opportunity to show what they can do. Any player needs playing time to get into a rhythym and gain some confidence.
There both the same thing just in different ways.LIKE.......
NFL it harder to make a touchdown in CFl it easy because it much bigger
CFl it harder because field is bigger NFL field is smaller
I like NFL of course because I am American but there both the same
FOR THE LOVE OF FOOTBALL!!!!!!!
What if someone in CFl hit/pushed someone to the pole while playing football. OR just hit it that would be funney
You missed one of the biggest differences of all - the size of the BALL!
@NFL - It's happened on numerous occasions ahaha. Gotta keep your head up if you're running up the middle into the end zone :P
billyaustindillon Level 2 Commenter 2 years ago
Good summary - I have never really been sure of what the difference was with the CFL