PLAYER DISCIPLINE – WEEK 13
Seven players fined from last week’s games
Thursday, November 4, 2021 — TORONTO (November 4, 2021) – The Canadian Football League (CFL) announced today:
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats defensive back Kameron Kelly was fined for spitting on an opponent.
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebacker Simoni Lawrence was fined for a high hit on Edmonton Elks running back James Wilder Jr.
- Edmonton Elks running back James Wilder Jr. was fined for his role in the altercation that occurred after play #72 on Friday night in Edmonton.
- BC Lions defensive lineman Obum Gwacham was fined for a high hit on Toronto Argonauts quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson.
- Toronto Argonauts defensive back Chris Edwards was fined for a high hit on BC Lions quarterback Michael Reilly.
- Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Loucheiz Purifoy was fined for unsportsmanlike behaviour during the fourth quarter against the Montreal Alouettes.
- Saskatchewan Roughriders fullback Albert Awachie was fined for a high hit on Montreal Alouettes returner Martese Jackson.
As per league policy, the amounts of the player fines were not disclosed.
Gord Fuller
November 6, 2021 at 1:17 pm
a player spits on another player it could not be more degrading , why is there no suspension for an act that is so vile that it diminishes the integrity of the league on a whole.