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Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT
and to the person who said Canada, I believe after Ricky Williams signed to play in Canada, the CFL adopted a policy stating former NFLers who were suspended from the NFL were no longer Eligible for the CFL.
Dont quote me, but I think I read that somewhere back when
The controversy over the Argonauts signing Williams prompted outgoing CFL commissioner Tom Wright, in his final state of theleague address, to introduce a new rule that would come in effect before the start of the 2007 CFL season that would prevent a player under suspension in the NFL from signing with a CFL club. This rule has been informally knownas "The Ricky Williams Rule."
The new rule, however, will be grandfathered so that players still playing in the league, such as Argonaut tackle Bernard Williams, who was also suspended by the NFL for drug abuse and did not seek reinstatement when the ban ended,can continue playing.[sup][19][/sup][