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The CFL focuses more on speed and quickness rather than brute strength as in the NFL. Many CFL players are talented (they have excellent football skills) but are considered too small and undersized to play in the NFL. Many players who were originally thought to be too unskilled to play in the NFL have proved their skills in the CFL and have had successful NFL careers thereafter. Extremely speedy players enjoy the much less cramped field in the Canadian game, which favours their style of play.
Warren Moon Moon was elected to the CFL Hall of Fame in 2001 and the NFL Hall of Fame in 2006.
There is little data available regarding the average size of a CFL player. There is, however, less discrepancy in size in the Canadian Football League than in the NFL of the United States. Canadian football tends to focus more on speed and basic athleticism than the NFL, which encourages specialized players.
Career CFL passing yards: 21,288. Career NFL passing yards: 49,325.
The NFL started in 1920 and the Canadian Football Leauge started in 1958.