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CFL Week 2: Jefferson, Lestage And Coker Fined

– The Canadian Football League (CFL) Department of Health, Safety and Integrity manages league discipline, while the Office of the Commissioner oversees suspendible offences. The Department – which includes Chief Football Operations Officer Greg Dick, Vice-President of Officiating Darren Hackwood…

The Canadian Football League (CFL) Department of Health, Safety and Integrity manages league discipline, while the Office of the Commissioner oversees suspendible offences.

The Department – which includes Chief Football Operations Officer Greg Dick, Vice-President of Officiating Darren Hackwood, Associate Vice-President of Football Operations Ryan Janzen and Associate Vice-President of Health and Safety Eric Noivo – has issued three fines from Week 2.

  • Winnipeg defensive lineman Willie Jefferson has been fined for delivering a blindside block on BC long snapper Kyle Nelson.
  • Montreal offensive lineman Pier-Olivier Lestage has been fined for delivering a blindside block on Ottawa defensive lineman Cleyon Laing.
  • Calgary offensive lineman Joshua Coker has been fined for committing a non-football act – making unnecessary contact with Toronto linebacker Isaac Darkangelo.

As per CFL policy, the league does not announce the amounts of player fines, nor the following situations if they occur:

  • Discipline related to dress code violations
  • Discipline involving teams or staff
  • Discipline involving players who have been released


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