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Originally Posted by valo403
CFL footballs are the same size as NFL footballs
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Not quite (but pretty much)
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
While all the sizes of American and Canadian footballs are slightly different, the same ball can fall within the requirements of each.
National Football League football is specified as; short circumference: 20¾ to 21¾ inches (527 to 540 mm), long circumference: 27¾ to 28⅛ inches (705 to 714 mm).
Canadian Football League football is specified as; short circumference: 20⅞ to 21⅛ inches (530 to 537 mm), long circumference: 27¾ to 28¼ inches (705 to 718 mm).
Some professional quarterbacks do notice the difference in size. [2]
Another difference between NFL and CFL balls is that Canadian balls have two 1 inch (25 mm) complete white stripes around the football 3 inches (76 mm) from the largest diameter of the ball and NFL balls have no stripes at all. College football and high school football both specify the use of stripes, but only on two of the football's four panels (the ones adjacent to the laces). |