CFL Issues Maximum Fines, Continues Crackdown on Player Safety

After five weeks of play in the 2024 CFL season, 23 player fines have been handed out by the league's disciplinary committee. The majority of them have been for illegal hits during games. After intense scrutiny in the last several years, the Canadian Football League has instituted stringent policies and fines to safeguard players. Two of the league's most severe player fines were doled out in Week 5, as Winnipeg Blue Bombers linebacker Redha Kramdi and Ottawa Redblacks defensive back Tobias Harris were issued maximum fines for high hits against quarterbacks. Both violations occurred in the same Week 5 game. Kramdi received a maximum fine for delivering a high hit on Ottawa’s Dru Brown. Harris was disciplined for delivering a high spear on the Bombers' Chris Streveler. Both instances took place when quarterbacks were sliding. Brown was unable to return to the game due to a concussion and is currently in protocol with his Week 6 status greatly in question. In the CFL, once a quarterback slides, the play is blo