Following quarterback Dan LeFevour’s selection in the MLFB Franchise Player Draft last week, a news outlet in Canada pondered the magnitude of this CFL player’s decision and wonders if it’s the start of something we could see more of as MLFB grows. Read what the author thinks this move by LeFevour means for the future of this and other football leagues.
MOBILE, ALA. – Well, we now know why Dan LeFevour is no longer in the CFL.
The former Ticats and Alouettes quarterback let it be known via social media earlier this week that he had asked Montreal for his release to get a head start on CFL free agency.
Lo and behold, two days later the former Central Michigan gunslinger ended up getting “drafted” as one of the eight “franchise players” in the fledgling Major League Football (MLFB). A few other players who had cups of coffee in the CFL were also drafted as “franchise players” on Wednesday: quarterbacks Casey Pachall and Darron Thomas, and receiver Joe Adams. A few more ex-CFLers were drafted on Thursday.
There was a bit of grumbling going on at the Senior Bowl this week from CFL scouts and personnel people who were a little perturbed about how the MLFB is going about its business, which is only natural considering the potential for competition is there.
The MLFB says it is going to play 10 games between April and June, and pay its players $2,500 per contest. There are eight teams, although only two U.S. cities have apparently been announced as franchise locations. The league said it has a TV deal in place to broadcast its 40 regular-season contests.
Players will be able to leave for the NFL whenever they want, of course, which is something the CFL does not allow.
Full article found here: http://www.torontosun.com/2016/01/28/is-lefevours-move-to-mlfb-the-start-of-a-trend?
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