Lawson Becomes Interim CFL Commissioner Amid Exec Search

CFL BOG Chair Jim Lawson today becomes league Commissioner "on an interim basis while he leads the search for a successor to Mark Cohon." A "short list of fewer than 10 candidates will be interviewed this month, with the expectation that a new commissioner will be in place by May." The new commissioner "will be expected to make a six- to eight-year commitment to build on the platform of the CFL." Lawson "did not want to speculate on how long he would be prepared to continue as interim commissioner" (TORONTO STAR, 1/9).