Tentative agreement brings end to CFL strike

By: Taylor Allen Posted: 9:23 PM CDT Wednesday, May. 18, 2022

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It’s time to get back to football.

The CFL announced late Wednesday that it has reached a tentative agreement with the CFLPA on a new collective bargaining agreement.

The new CBA is reportedly for seven years, but it still must ratified by CFLPA members and the league’s board of governors.

CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie. The CFL announced late Wednesday that it has reached a tentative agreement with the CFLPA on a new collective bargaining agreement. THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES/Nick Iwanyshyn

The players have been on strike since Sunday when the old CBA expired. Teams around the league, including the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, have been holding informal workouts this week without coaches. Only the Edmonton Elks and Calgary Stampeders have been able to practise normally because of Alberta’s labour laws, but the two teams were going to be able to join the work stoppage on Thursday if the CBA was still up in the air.

The Bombers will hit the gridiron at IG Field on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. to open training camp. It was unknown by press deadline whether or not the Bombers would still travel to Regina on Monday for the CFL’s preseason opener against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

This was the CFL’s first player strike since 1974.

The regular season begins on June 9 with the Stampeders hosting the Montreal Alouettes.

STREVELER CUT BY DOLPHINS

Former Bombers quarterback Chris Streveler was waived by the Miami Dolphins on Wednesday.

The 27-year-old appeared in seven games with the Arizona Cardinals the past two years before finishing last season on the Baltimore Ravens’ practice squad. Streveler, who won the 2019 Grey Cup with the Bombers, has completed 17-of-25 passes for 68 yards, a touchdown and an interception in his NFL career.

If Streveler can’t land another NFL opportunity, the free agent will receive calls from CFL clubs. The Bombers appear to be set at quarterback after signing experienced backup Dakota Prukop in the offseason to play behind Zach Collaros. The Ottawa Redblacks, coached by Streveler’s former offensive coordinator Paul LaPolice, signed quarterback Jeremiah Masoli to a two-year contract back in February.

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Taylor Allen is a sports reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press. Taylor was the Vince Leah intern in the Free Press newsroom twice while earning his joint communications degree/diploma at the University of Winnipeg and Red River College Polytechnic. He signed on full-time in 2019 and mainly covers the Blue Bombers, curling, and basketball. Read more about Taylor.

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