CFL players vote to turn down new collective bargaining agreement with league: report

CFL players have rejected the new collective bargaining agreement with the league.

According to a source, CFL players voted against ratifying the tentative deal reached Wednesday between the league and CFL Players’ Association. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity Monday as neither the CFL nor the CFL Players’ Association immediately confirmed the vote.

But in a memo to its membership late Monday night, the union wrote there wasn’t enough support from players on the contract.

“There is currently not enough support from the CFLPA membership to ratify the most recent offer from the CFL,” the memo stated. “The CFLPA has communicated