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A couple of days ago, an article appeared on the 3DownNation website under the headline, “We have lost faith in Randy Ambrosie.”

To which we can only say, that didn’t take long.

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The article, which ran under the byline A CFL Player, catalogued a series of crimes and misdemeanours perpetrated by Ambrosie — who’s just starting his eighth month as the CFL’s commissioner — against the league’s players.

Among other things, A CFL Player roasted Ambrosie for suggesting players might look to begin careers away from football in the off-season, for enforcing the provisions of players contracts regarding the NFL, and for suggesting an extra week off during the schedule is a benefit to the players.

Also, Ambrosie could lose some weight.

Now, on some level this is understandable — and let us acknowledge 3DownNation is on the short list of the more credible and respected voices in the Canadian game.

The CFL player, not just A CFL Player, is among the most exploited athletes in all of professional sports. The compensation is limited. The work is dangerous. And there’s precious little in the way of job security.