CFL
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Canadian Football League.
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Example Sentences
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Ebell wasn’t considered big enough for the NFL, but he led the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL with 1,318 total yards in 2007 before a ruptured Achilles tendon ended his career a year later.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2025
Ryan spent two years playing in the CFL and two more with Green Bay before landing in Seattle in 2007 and was part of the Seahawks team Carroll inherited when he arrived in 2010.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2024
He completed 78.7% of his passes, setting a new CFL record and earning the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian award.
From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2023
He was second in the NFL with 56 receptions and 997 yards in 1952, before a contract dispute steered him to Winnipeg in the CFL.
From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2023
According to one CFL team, about 75% of the league was starting a Black quarterback before Doug Williams became the first Black quarterback to start and win the Super Bowl in the 1987 season.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2023
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