Department of Health, Safety and Integrity issues player discipline
TORONTO – 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 seven fines from Week 16.
- Calgary quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. has been fined for delivering an illegal low block on BC defensive back Garry Peters and defensive lineman Mathieu Betts.
- Calgary wide receiver Erik Brooks has also been fined for delivering an illegal low block on Betts.
- Winnipeg linebacker Tony Jones and defensive lineman Cameron Lawson have each been fined for delivering high hits on Ottawa quarterback Dru Brown.
- Hamilton defensive back Jamal Peters has been fined for delivering a high hit on Edmonton wide receiver Arkell Smith.
- Hamilton linebacker Ryan Baker has been fined for delivering a blindside block on Edmonton defensive lineman Richard Jibunor.
- Edmonton defensive lineman Jordan Williams has been fined for delivering a high hit on Hamilton quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell.
Upon further review, three additional fines have been issued from Week 15.
- Edmonton defensive back Kenneth Logan Jr., and Toronto defensive linemen Anthony Lanier II and J-Min Pelley, have been fined for committing non-football acts – striking opposing players during a post-game altercation.
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
