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Dave Dickenson is fully in support of the CFL’s new rule changes.

On Wednesday afternoon, the CFL announced a new set of rules that are ostensibly designed to improve player safety and the flow of the game.

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The most notable change will be the decision to eliminate illegal contact on a receiver as a challengeable play, something fans have been vocal about since the penalty was first made challengeable.

In the eyes of Dickenson, the Calgary Stampeders head coach, the rule change is positive.

“We’ve always been in favour of that,” Dickenson said. “We understand that there’s still a standard there and a rule that is illegal and we hope the refs call it.

“I’ve been at games, too, I don’t want to see a bunch of flags that don’t really have any impact on the play, but the refs have a standard … ultimately, as a coach, I’m in favour of the new rule change.”

The illegal contact rule prohibits defensive players from impeding or redirecting receivers five yards past the line of scrimmage.