Whether or not there is a football season this year, the Regina Thunder of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) are uncertain the team would have the financial means needed to lace up.
With the fate of the CJFL season, set to begin in August, up in the air due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Thunder need to finance a budget of about $300,000.
The team raises that money through sponsorships and fundraisers, with nearly a quarter of it coming from the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Canadian Football League commissioner Randy Ambrosie recently stated that the CFL season is “most likely” to be cancelled. “We’re a non-profit organization and we rely on corporate sponsors within the community, and when they are affected and maybe their revenues