The Canadian Football League’s collective bargaining agreement contains provisions that virtually assure that some of the best Canadian players on the planet will never set foot in the CFL.
In the case of Jones, who was never drafted because he would not have been granted Canadian status when his CFL draft year came about in 2015, it means he can’t earn above the league minimum for three seasons. “After speaking with the CFL and CFLPA leadership, it’s clear to me that rookie minimums were never meant to apply to Canadian players coming back from the NFL,” said Jones’ agent Rob Fry. “It is in all parties’ interests that Canadian players coming back from the NFL – who are not professional rookies – have the ability to garner their market value in the CFL. Otherwise, the reality is there won’t be any Canadian players with NFL experience in the CFL.
Smith had 55 catches and six touchdowns as a CFL rookie last season, but his deal with Edmonton would have been disallowed under the current CBA. Every CFL club was notified of Jones’ interest in playing in the CFL in January and each expressed an interest in signing him at well above the league minimum. None of the clubs believed there would be an issue paying him a market-value wage.
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