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CFL

American  
  1. Canadian Football League.

  2. compact fluorescent lamp; compact fluorescent light; compact fluorescent light bulb.


CFL British  

abbreviation

  1. Canadian Football League

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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

Slowik is the son of Bob Slowik, a longtime college, NFL and CFL assistant who is with the Calgary Stampeders.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 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

Grant won 102 games as a CFL coach.

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