The 2024 CFL season is scheduled to be the 70th season of modern professional Canadian football. Officially, it will be the 66th season of the Canadian Football League. Vancouver is scheduled to host the 111th Grey Cup on November 17, 2024.[1][2] The regular season is scheduled to start on June 6, 2024 and end on October 26, 2024, with playoff games on November 2 and November 9, 2024.[3]
| 2024 CFL season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | June 6 – October 26, 2024 |
| 111th Grey Cup | |
| Date | November 17, 2024 |
| Venue | BC Place, Vancouver |
CFL news in 2024 edit
Salary cap edit
According to the new collective bargaining agreement, the 2024 salary cap will at least $5,525,000 (or $124,111 per active roster spot) plus an unlimited non-football related services (marketing fund) with minimum spend of 110,000 per club. [4][5] This will be the first season that players will begin to receive revenue sharing, which will be set at 25% this season (or cap increase of 2.78% for every dollar increase). [4] The salary cap is officially announced in late April every year as well as fines/luxury tax from previous year. On April 19, 2024, the league announce Hamilton, Winnipeg and BC paid luxury tax for exceeding the cap in 2023 but not by more than $100,000 which would result in loss of picks and fines. As was the case in 2023, the minimum player salary will be set at $70,000.[4][5]
Draft changes edit
Beginning this season, the two teams that had National players play the most snaps from the previous season will each receive additional second-round draft picks in this year's draft.[4]
Scheduling edit
During his commissioner's state of the league address on November 14, 2023, Randy Ambrosie confirmed that the 2024 schedule would return to a more balanced format instead of focusing on interdivisional match ups. In an 18-game schedule, western teams played 12 divisional and six interdivisional games and eastern teams played 10 divisional and eight interdivisional games in 2022 and 2023, but would return to playing at least two games with every opponent resulting in western teams playing 10 divisional and eight interdivisional games and eastern teams playing eight divisional and 10 interdivisional games.[6] This was confirmed with the schedule release on December 14, 2023.[3]
Touchdown Pacific edit
On November 29, 2023, the league announced that the BC Lions would be the host team for a neutral site game to be played at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria on August 31, 2024, against the Ottawa Redblacks.[7]
Player movement edit
Free agency edit
The 2024 free agency period will officially begin on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. ET.[8] Pending free agents and teams are able to negotiate offers for one week starting Sunday, February 4, 2024, and ending Sunday, February 11, 2024.[9] All formal offers to a player during this time are sent to both the league and the players union and cannot be rescinded.[9][10]
Broadcasting edit
The CFL will continue to be broadcast on TSN and RDS across all platforms in Canada as part of their current contract.[11] The broadcast rights are reported to have been extended through 2025.[12]
Regular season edit
Standings edit
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Edmonton Elks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Ottawa Redblacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
| Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
References edit
- ^ "BC Lions to host 111th Grey Cup in 2024". Canadian Football League. November 3, 2022.
- ^ "Countdown to kick-off: A toast to the 111th Grey Cup and 2024 Grey Cup festival". Canadian Football League. November 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "2024 Schedule". Canadian Football League. December 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Details of the CFL's new CBA: salary cap increases, ratio changes, and guaranteed contracts". 3DownNation. May 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "CFL commissioner Ambrosie feels new deal provides benefits for both CFL and players". The Globe and Mail. May 28, 2022.
- ^ "Early look: 10 dates to circle for 2019". Canadian Football League. December 20, 2018.
- ^ "West Coast Vibes: Touchdown Series heads to Victoria in 2024". Canadian Football League. November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Free agency opens February 13". Canadian Football League. November 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "Negotiating window a new feature of 2020 free agency". Canadian Football League. January 27, 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Justin (January 27, 2020). "Details for the CFL's new negotiating window prior to free agency". 3DownNation.
- ^ "CFL and TSN extend rights on long-term deal". TSN. November 21, 2019.
- ^ Barnes, Dan (September 6, 2019). "BARNES: CFL agrees to new six-year TV deal with TSN". Toronto Sun.