I was watching the Carolina/New Orleans game today and Delvin Breaux made an interception. Joe Buck, the Fox announcer, gave a back-story on Breaux, including his spinal issues and his recovery, then he said something like "he couldn't get a look in the NFL, and was forced to go play semi-pro ball in the CFL". I of course reacted negatively to that comment with some four letter expletives hurled at the TV as I took Buck's comment as an arrogant insult from an American bozo (kind of like that other Fox clown that was doing the baseball and insulted Canada), but then I reflected on this statement. Is the CFL a true "professional" league, or is it "semi-pro" - and I honestly don't even know what "semi-pro" means. If you get paid to play a sport, and fans show up and pay to watch you play it, then you are a professional player. Right? Opinions?
I was watching the Carolina/New Orleans game today and Delvin Breaux made an interception. Joe Buck, the Fox announcer, gave a back-story on Breaux, including his spinal issues and his recovery, then he said something like "he couldn't get a look in the NFL, and was forced to go play semi-pro ball in the CFL". I of course reacted negatively to that comment with some four letter expletives hurled at the TV as I took Buck's comment as an arrogant insult from an American bozo (kind of like that other Fox clown that was doing the baseball and insulted Canada), but then I reflected on this statement. Is the CFL a true "professional" league, or is it "semi-pro" - and I honestly don't even know what "semi-pro" means. If you get paid to play a sport, and fans show up and pay to watch you play it, then you are a professional player. Right? Opinions?