2018 CFL season
| 2018 CFL season | ||||
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| Regular season | ||||
| Duration | June 14, 2018 – November 3, 2018 | |||
| Playoffs | ||||
| Start date | November 11, 2018 | |||
| 106th Grey Cup | ||||
| Date | November 25, 2018 | |||
| Site | The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton | |||
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The 2018 CFL season will be the 65th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it is the 61st season of the league. Edmonton is scheduled to host the 106th Grey Cup on November 25, 2018. The CFL announced that this season will move to a 21-week regular season (previously a 20-week season) to increase player rest time and reduce short turnaround-times for games. Given this change, the regular season will start on June 14, 2018, one week earlier than usual, and will conclude on November 3, 2018.
According to the new collective bargaining agreement, the 2018 salary cap will be set at $5,200,000. As per the agreement, the cap is fixed and will not vary with league revenue performance. The minimum team salary will be set at $4,600,000 with individual minimum salaries set at $54,000. This will be the last season under the current CBA with this deal expiring May 15, 2019 or the first day of the 2019 training camp, whichever comes first.
The 2018 free agency period will begin on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 12pm EST. All players eligible for free agency are unrestricted free agents, as is customary in the league.
Following the success of the week-long league and prospect showcase in March 2017, the league announced on September 9, 2017 that Mark's CFL Week would return and would be hosted by Winnipeg. The event will take place from Thursday March 22 to Sunday March 25, 2018, highlighted by the CFL National Combine for players eligible for the 2018 CFL Draft which will be held at the RBC Convention Centre. Similar to last year's installment, over 50 current players will attend for fan engagement and media photo shoots. The 2018 Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees will be announced during a gala and the CFL Rules and Competition Committee meetings will also be held.
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