Latest CFL CBA proposal may not get to voting stage

According to TSN Football Insiders Dave Naylor and Farhan Lalji, a scenario is developing where the CFL Players’ Association’s leadership may not put the latest collective bargaining agreement proposal from the league to a vote.

As Naylor reported on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon, the sticking point on the decision is the CFL’s proposal to reduce to number of Canadian starters on a team from seven to six. Lalji reports that the CFLPA “does not believe any proposal with a ratio reduction will pass at this point.”

Scenario brewing that would be very bad for an on-time start to the @2022 @CFL season: If the @CFLPA leadership decides they won’t put league’s proposal to a vote of because it reduces 7 Canadian starters to 6, and if league won’t move off 6…well, we can all go home.#CFL #CFLPA

On Monday night, the players rejected ratifying the tentative agreement that had been reached by the league and CFLPA last week.

The union had recommended acceptance of the seven-year agreement to its membership last Wednesday, four days after players with seven of the league’s nine teams went on strike.

More developments to follow.