NFL won’t allow players under contract with CFL teams for 2020 to tryout, yet

There are CFL players with NFL interest who are being held up from trying out south of the border.

According to TSN reporter Farhan Lalji a number of players are waiting for the respective leagues and unions to come to an agreement.

As the calendar turns to December, there is plenty of unrest among some #CFL players & agents, as the #NFL still hasnt approved the possibility of players under CFL contracts trying out for NFL teams. The CFL re-opened the NFL window in Aug 2018 for all contracts… @CFLonTSN 1/2

— Farhan Lalji (@FarhanLaljiTSN) December 3, 2019

The CFL had an option window in player contracts starting in 1997, which gave players entering the final year or option year of their deals roughly a six-week stretch in the off-season — December to mid-January — to work out for and sign with NFL teams.

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That practice ended in 2012 when it was phased out as part of the collective bargaining process. However, teams around the Canadian Football League voted to bring back the NFL window in July 2018.

3/3… Other names that would have had #NFL interest include: #Stamps Tre Roberson & Nate Holley. #Eskimos Kwaku Boateng, #Riders Dakota Shepley, #Als Trey Rutherford. Some signed longer deals thinking they could still tryout. The two leagues are still in discussions. @CFLonTSN

— Farhan Lalji (@FarhanLaljiTSN) December 3, 2019

But the National Football League Players’ Association has not agreed to allow players with remaining term on their contracts to work out for teams in the NFL.