Partnering with the LFA could lead to the CFL holding regular season games in MexicoGETTY IMAGES
Mexico's Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional (LFA) and the CFL have been "collaborating on a multi-phase partnership" that could include an "exchange of players," according to Dan Barnes of the WINNIPEG SUN. LFA CEO Oscar Perez said that it is his "preference to place at least nine and hopefully 18 Mexican players" with the nine CFL teams for the '19 season. The LFA is "planning for its fourth season," which runs from February through April, and CFL camps "open in June, so the calendars complement one another." CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie said that regular season CFL games being played in Mexico "might be a possibility" in '19. Barnes notes any agreement to place Mexican players on CFL teams or stage CFL games in Mexico "obviously requires meaningful discussions" between the league and the CFLPA, and "eventually the ratification" of a new CBA. Ambrosie is "determined to go global with the CFL brand, its players and coaches," as he traveled to Mexico City to "meet with Perez and other LFA officials." Later this month, Ambrosie will host Perez at the Grey Cup in Edmonton (WINNIPEG SUN, 11/7).
