Aug 26, 2016
CFL: First challenge no longer 'free'
The CFL has tweaked the league's rules on coach's challenges to cut down the number of yellow flags thrown. Effective immediately, an unsuccessful first challenge results in the loss of a timeout. If a team is successful, they keep their timeout.
TSN.ca Staff
The CFL has tweaked the league's rules on coach's challenges to cut down the number of yellow flags thrown by head coaches.
Effective immediately, an unsuccessful first challenge will result in the loss of a timeout. If a team is successful in their challenge, they will keep their timeout.
The rule previously only applied to team's second challenge of the game, making the first challenge used essentially free.
The CFL policy now mirrors that of the NFL, though the CFL has significantly more challengeable plays.