Jamie Nye: Lengthy CFL free agents lists continue to be a problem

The era of one year contracts continues to have CFL fans frustrated at the lack of continuity for the league’s nine teams.

Hopefully with the window opening again for NFL tryouts in January, more players will sign the old one-and-one deal. One year plus a team option for year two.

Without the window, players were signing more and more one-year deals.

This year the Riders have 15 to 18 starters from Sunday’s West Final as pending free agents, plus several other backups or injured starters.

Young Canadians like Cam Judge, Makana Henry and Dariusz Bladek are all free agents.

Star players like Derrick Moncrief, Charleston Hughes, Micah Johnson and Naaman Roosevelt — free agents.

Character leaders like Solomon Elimimian, Ed Gainey, Dan Clark and Thad Coleman, free agents.

The Riders aren’t the only team that will deal with this. A record amount of free agents hit the market prior to the 2019 season; a similar amount will again in February.

You shouldn’t have to wonder why fans’ passion for teams and players is dropping.

Fans can barely learn a player’s name before he’s moved on.