The Commissioner of the CFL is hoping impact of COVID-19 is minimal, but says the league needs to protect players and fans during the global pandemic.

Commissioner Randy Ambrosie was on 620 CKRM’s the Sportscage with Derek Taylor Wednesday night. While he didn’t have many answers, he did say the league is taking all precautions possible, including having league staff work from home.

Ambrosie said steps including moving the 2020 Grey Cup set for Regina this November have only been discussed at a minimal level.

“At some point, everything has to be talked about,” Ambrosie said. “I can’t think of a better place for Canadians to gather when this crisis passes than Regina in November for a Grey Cup to celebrate everything that’s great about this country and our game.”

Ambrosie said if there is a shortened season, salaries will be something that will be needed to be discussed.

“I think this is why we end up having a lot of lawyers working for us on both sides, because there’s a lot of detail in that agreement,” Ambrosie said. “My number one priority is to get back playing football and getting our athletes on the field. Those other things, for me, those are for another day.”

Ambrosie said at the end of the day, the CFL needs to look out for fans and players during this global pandemic.

“We will get back to football, we know that,” Ambrosie said. “Our game is a great part of the Canadian identity, and our league is an important part of everything that we are, but right now nothing is more important than Canadians and their health.”

This comes after Roughriders linebacker and CFL Players’ Association President Solomon Elimimian reportedly sent an email to all players in the league telling them to prepare for the worst when it comes to COVID-19. Training camp was slated to start on May 17th.