SANKEY FINED FOR ACTIONS IN WEEK 8

Department of Health, Safety and Integrity issues player discipline

TORONTO (July 30, 2026) – The Canadian Football League (CFL) Department of Health, Safety and Integrity manages league discipline, while the Office of the Commissioner oversees suspendible offences.

The Department – which includes Chief Football Operations Officer Greg Dick, Vice-President of Officiating Darren Hackwood, Vice-President of Football Operations and Player Safety Eric Noivo and Associate Vice-President of Football Operations Ryan Janzen – has issued one fine from Week 8.

  • BC linebacker Darnell Sankey has been fined for a high hit on a sliding quarterback, Toronto’s Chad Kelly.

Per CFL policy, the league does not announce:

  • Amounts of player fines
  • Discipline related to dress code violations
  • Discipline involving teams or staff
  • Discipline involving players who have been released

Herb Fung

Senior Manager, Communications & Public Affairs, Canadian Football League

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