Actually, those rules were changes adopted by American football years ago.
"The primary differences between the Canadian and American games stem from rule changes that the American side of the border adopted but the Canadian side did not (originally, both sides had three downs, goal posts on the goal lines and unlimited forward motion, but the American side modified these rules and the Canadians did not). The Canadian field width was one rule that was not based on American rules, as the Canadian game was played in wider fields and stadiums that were not as narrow as the American stadiums."
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Link: Scroll to 5th paragraph of History section
Posted: 06/18/2018 at 09:30AM