US EditionCFL adopting six minor rules adjustments for upcoming season
- The Canadian Football League approved six minor rules adjustments for the 2025 season, announced on May 15, 2025.
- The changes follow board approval and aim to enhance player safety by expanding ejection criteria and penalizing low hits on vulnerable receivers.
- Updated rules include an enhanced grade 2 roughing-the-passer penalty covering helmet crown hits, late contact, and blows at or below the knees on receivers catching passes.
- CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston emphasized that the recent rule changes honor the traditions of Canadian football while enhancing an exciting and engaging game that motivates fans to cheer enthusiastically.
- The adjustments remove maximum distance restrictions on major penalties and misconducts, applying full penalty yardage up to the one-yard line to promote safety and game flow.
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CFL adopting six minor rule changes for upcoming season
A modified roughing-the-passer penalty will be among six minor rules adjustments implemented by the CFL this season. The league announced Thursday the modifications have been approved by the CFL’s board of governors. Among them is an enhanced grade 2 roughing the passer penalty. The CFL has always had two grades of roughing the passer, covering 15 and 25 yards. Starting this year, the more serious grade 2 penalty will include hits delivered with…
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