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Training camps are two months away, but does the CFL already have its first sellout of the year?

According to Justin Dunk of 3DownNation.com, the league and the CFL Players’ Association are receptive to the notion of reducing the number of national starters from seven to five — a move that would be tantamount to thumbing one’s nose at grassroots Canadian football.

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“While a final decision has yet to be made, there appears to be a consensus on this issue after the first round of negotiations,” Dunk wrote on 3DownNation.com.

If this “consensus” is ultimately reflected in a signed collective-bargaining agreement, there should be outrage and indignation throughout the Canadian football community.

The “C” in “CFL” should not stand for “Copout.”

Coaches and general managers — most of whom emanate from the United States — have long lamented (at least privately) a perceived lack of depth in the Canadian talent pool.