The CFL is one game into the 2024 season and is dealing with a kicking controversy.
Sergio Castillo, Winnipeg’s kicker, criticized the league’s chipped footballs Thursday night after the Bombers’ season-opening 27-12 home loss to the Montreal Alouettes.
Castillo missed two of his three field goal attempts in the game (38 and 40 yards), as well as a conversion.
Last season, the 33-year-old made 46 of 51 field goal attempts (a club record 90.2%).
The Canadian Football League has placed microchips inside its footballs to generate real-time advanced statistics in collaboration with Genius Sports, its data and technology partner.
However, numerous CFL kickers, like Saskatchewan’s Brett Lauther, who also serves as the vice-president of the CFL Players’ Association, have stated that the chips have a negative affect on their accuracy.
Montreal kicker David Cote made all of his field goals (22 and 19 yards), but failed to convert.
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