In Canadian football, teams are allowed a maximum of 12 players on the field. The positions of the players are the same as in American football, with the exeption of an additional player in the backfield. There is also unlimited motion in the backfield behind the line of scrimmage prior to the snap of the ball. All backfielders are eligible receivers, and it is not unusual to see all receivers (other than the ends) in forward motion prior to the snap on a passing play.
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19 players and up to three quarterbacks.
Players' strike has already begun in the Canadian Football League (CFL) following distribution of strike ballots by priority mail.
In Canadian football, whether on offence, defence, or special teams, a team is allowed to have twelve players on the field ... and no more than twelve, as the Saskatchewan Roughriders learned the hard way in the 2009 Grey Cup Game.
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American players are called 'imports.' Each team is allowed to field 12 players. There is no limit as to how many of the 12 can be imports.
You have this backwards. They have to have a minimum of 20, not a maximum of 20. Each team is allowed 19 imports, quarterbacks are excluded. "The roster size for a CFL team is 46 active players with 42 available for game day rosters. Three of the 42 are quarterbacks and can be either imports or non-imports with no restrictions. Of the remaining 39 players, no more than 19 may be imports." CFL Official site.
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.
The CFL is the Canadian Football League. The CFL is Canada's professional football league.
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The Edmonton Eskimos are a football team from Edmonton, Alberta. The team is a registered member of the Canadian Football League (CFL). They are also called the "Esks".