CFL would use federal government loan to cover hub, player costs: source The CFL’s board of governors is slated to meet Thursday but it’s unclear what — if any — details of the league’s negotiation with Ottawa will be presented.The federal government required cost certainty from the CFL.
It also needed a specified repayment plan as well as Health Canada approval of health-and-safety protocols the league would implement during a shortened season.Of the $28 million, approximately two-thirds (or about $19 million) would go towards covering player salaries and operation of the CFL bubble in Winnipeg, its tentative hub city.Roughly half the overall total (or around $14 million) would be allocated for hub-city costs like food and lodging,.