why are cfl rules different than nfl?
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The CFL field is longer and wider. The CFL allows for teams to have 12 players on the field as opposed to 11 in the NFL. The CFL offers three downs per possession as opposed to the four downs allowed in the NFL. There are different rules regarding the play clock and timeouts.
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Touch football is a variant of American football in which the basic rules are similar to those of the mainstream game (called "tackle football" for contrast), but instead of tackling players to the ground, the person carrying the ball need only be touched by a member of the opposite team to end a down.
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The CFL stubbornly has insisted on two-year contracts with no chance to go to the NFL after the first season. ... Earlier this year, CFL teams voted against the change. The provision applies only to players entering the final year of their contracts — and it applies only to contracts signed after August 20, 2018.
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Football is more dangerous. Rugby players suffer more cuts and bruises but football players get concussions, broken bones, torn ligaments and heat-related injuries. Football is played at much higher speeds than rugby is (generally).
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No, the AFL is better than Rugby because the rule of the game is easier than rugby. AFL is the free-flowing spectacular game with the quick transfer of ball. The idea of rugby is to throw the ball backward and to run into an end zone and then kick for goal.
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Every NFL football player's uniform bears a number. It's unique for his particular team—no one else can use or wear it. This makes it easier for fans, coaches, announcers, and officials to differentiate between the players on the field.
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Every call the refs make get reviewed by the NFL, and the refereeing teams are graded. No fines, but refs can be "downgraded", which can result in them not reffing playoff games or other big games.
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No, the AFL is better than Rugby because the rule of the game is easier than rugby. AFL is the free-flowing spectacular game with the quick transfer of ball. The idea of rugby is to throw the ball backward and to run into an end zone and then kick for goal. ... I like the AFL game more than the rugby.
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The rule says "the instant a runner touches the ground". That is not how NFL referees call it. The runner is down as soon as he starts his slide, which affords him extra protection from being hit.
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Rugby league is played with a prolate spheroid shaped football which is inflated with nitrogen. ... Rugby league footballs are slightly more pointed than rugby union footballs and larger than American footballs. Both the Australian National Rugby League and the Super League use balls made by Steeden.
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No. AFL stands for Australian Football League which is the national professional league of Australian Rules Football (also known as “Aussie Rules” or just “footy”). There are many significant differences between rugby and Aussie Rules, and they are absolutely different sports.
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In all but a few cases, the rules of the home team are followed throughout the game. Many CFL players are Americans who grew up playing American football and cannot find a place in the NFL, or who prefer to play in the CFL; strict import quotas restrict the number of non-Canadian players.
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If football is so popular in America, there is no reason it cannot continue to spread beyond the borders. So while a NFL and CFL merger is very unlikely, imagine the possibilities if the leagues came together for a short period of time. The stakes would be high and the games intense.
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There are several differences between the two games. Whereas union has 15 players to a team, league has 13. In league, each team can make 10 substitutions during a game as opposed to a maximum of eight in union. ... In league, a drop goal earns you one point, a penalty is two.
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In rugby league the ball must be pressed to the ground in the in-goal area. ... The key difference between a field goal in the two sports is that an American football field goal attempt is normally kicked with a teammate holding the ball, whereas in rugby league the field goal is attempted using a drop-kick.
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After a safety is scored in American football, the ball is kicked off to the team that scored the safety from the 20-yard line; in Canadian football, the scoring team also has the options of taking control of the ball at their own 35-yard line or kicking off the ball, also at their own 35-yard line.
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Unlike in the NFL, the XFL will allow two forward passes on a play, provided that the first forward pass is caught behind the line of scrimmage. What is a catch? In the XFL, receivers only need to have one foot – or any other part of their body – contact the ground in bounds, instead of two feet in the NFL.