2017 CFL season
| 2017 CFL season | ||||
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| Regular season | ||||
| Duration | June 22, 2017 – November 4, 2017 | |||
| Playoffs | ||||
| Start date | November 12, 2017 | |||
| 105th Grey Cup | ||||
| Date | November 26, 2017 | |||
| Site | TD Place Stadium, Ottawa | |||
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The 2017 CFL season will be the 64th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it is the 60th season of the league. Ottawa is scheduled to host the 105th Grey Cup on November 26. The regular season will start on June 22 and will conclude on November 4th. The playoffs will commence on November 12.
According to the new collective bargaining agreement, the 2017 salary cap will be set at $5,150,000. As per the agreement, the cap is fixed and will not vary with league revenue performance. The minimum team salary will be set at $4,550,000 with individual minimum salaries set at $53,000.
The 2017 free agency period began on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 12pm EST. All players eligible for free agency are unrestricted free agents, as is customary in the league.
The league announced on November 15, 2016 that Regina, Saskatchewan would be host to the first ever CFL Week (branded as Mark’s CFL Week), which is an event designed to engage fans and the media during the off-season. The event will take place from March 20 to March 26, 2017 at Evraz Place. The week will start with the Western Regional Combine, which was previously hosted by Edmonton for the past four years. The CFL National Combine will take place from March 23 to March 25 and will showcase 2017 CFL Draft-eligible prospects. The 2017 Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees will also be announced during this week and the CFL and TSN photo shoot will take place here as well. There will also be an interactive Fan Festival, a head coach and general manager media event, and the CFL Rules and Competition Committee meetings, which would normally take place in February. The CFL will also invite football teams from U Sports Canada West Universities Athletic Association in a skeleton football tournament as part of a football showcase. This will be the first time that the CFL Combine is held outside of Toronto.
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