Five football players take legal action against Simon Fraser University

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Five Simon Fraser University football players filed for an injunction against the school Thursday to reinstate its football program.

The players seek SFU to “perform the contract in accordance with its terms” for at least the 2023 year.

Hurdles exist for an SFU return to U Sports as the organization’s bylaws don’t allow members to belong to other conferences. SFU reportedly had a conversation with Canada West officials late last month but an application to join doesn’t appear to have been made. The players state in the claim that in accepting SFU’s offer to attend the school, they “relied on the express or implied commitments, promises or representations made by SFU or its representatives, to the effect that the Plaintiff Players would be able to play on the SFU football team in the NCAA for their entire collegiate career, and that SFU was committed to the football program.

“SFU did not inform the Plaintiff Players that were was any risk, possibility, or likelihood that SFU would terminate its football program, without reasonable notice, thereby leaving them without the opportunity to play college football at SFU, or at all,” the claim states.

 

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