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CFL Announces Rescheduling After Edmonton Elks COVID-19 Outbreak 메이저사이트

Likewise making news yesterday was the rescheduling of the Edmonton Elks game against the Toronto Argonauts because of the COVID-19 episode in the Elks storage space. 

Subsequently, the Elks will play three games in seven days, beginning with the Riders on Nov. 13 in Regina, trailed by playing in Toronto Nov. 16 preceding wrapping up the season in BC Nov. 19. 

CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie was on the Sportscage Thursday, and says there wasn't a great deal of choices when attempting to reschedule. 

"Rescheduling football match-ups is truly challenging in light of the fact that the turnaround time is foremost to allowing players an opportunity to recuperate, yet we knew going into the season that in the event that we had a COVID flare-up and we needed to endeavor to reschedule, we realized it would have been intense," Ambrosie said. "I think the positive note is we will play, and the players needed to play." 

The Riders presently travel to Edmonton on Nov. 5 when they were at first expected to have the game. 

Ambrosie says a great deal of participation from all gatherings included was expected to make this work. 

"Without carefully describing the situation, what I can advise you is some truly shrewd individuals set out to really concentrate and concocted an answer, however it just worked in light of the fact that everyone associated with this participated, and it eventually permitted us to finish this," Ambrosie said. "In the event that any of these pieces hadn't meet up, the entire thing would have separated." 

After Canadian Offensive Lineman Jacob Ruby was delivered by the Elks for disregarding COVID convention, reports surfaced the CFL banned groups from marking him. Ambrosie says the association and the CFLPA have made a deal to avoid addressing the particulars of the circumstance. 

"What I can say is this; there was a huge break of the conventions. Those conventions are there to ensure the groups, they're there to secure the mentors, the players and the entirety of our football tasks faculty, and honestly they're basic to having us have the sort of season that we as a whole needed to have when we began." 

The Elks will play their first game since 12 players tried positive for COVID-19 on Monday when they visit Calgary.