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Ottawa Redblacks fined by CFL for practising with an ineligible player

Ottawa Redblacks fined by CFL for practising with an ineligible player | iNFOnews.ca
An Ottawa Redblacks helmet is shown before a CFL game in Ottawa on Oct. 24, 2014. The Ottawa Redblacks were fined $5000 by the Canadian Football League on Monday for practising with a player on the six-game injured list. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Redblacks were fined $5000 by the Canadian Football League on Monday for practising with a player on the six-game injured list.

This action is a violation of CFL bylaws.

The Redblacks will also have $6,761 deducted from their 2016 salary cap.

Neither the team nor the league have disclosed who practised illegally.

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