CFL Cancels 2020 Season

The CFL has decided it is in the best interest of the league to call off the 2020 season and to shift its focus to 2021.

August 17, 2020

CFL Cancels 2020 Season

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August 17, 2020

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The CFL announced Monday that it will shift its focus to 2021 and will not play a shortened season in 2020. The league tweeted about the decision Monday:

The #CFL announces that there will not be a shortened season played this fall.
FULL STATEMENT | https://t.co/iq4JNXU20p pic.twitter.com/OE4R4AHZdQ
— CFL (@CFL) August 17, 2020

The CFL's full statement on the decision can also be found here: https://www.cfl.ca/2020/08/17/cfl-not-play-shortened-season-fall/

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Chris is the college football editor and the Kansas City Chiefs beat writer. He's a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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