The Canadian Football League announced recently that commissioner Mark Cohon is staying where he is.
The CFL said he has signed a three-year contract extension.
The league's board of governors say they are pleased to have Mark at the helm during what has been a period of positive growth and enormous potential for the league, reads a press release.
The 45-year-old Cohon became the CFL's commissioner back in 2007 when he signed a five-year deal to succeed Tom Wright.
According to TSN, Cohon's extension deal was expected.
During his annual state of the union address during the week leading up to the Grey Cup game in Vancouver, Cohon made it clear that he wanted to remain with the CFL and the league reportedly shares that sentiment.
Cohon said he is looking forward to the next three years and believes they can achieve a lot.
Including the building/renovations of current CFL stadiums, Cohon helped secure a measure of stability for the league. According to The Globe and Mail, he helped secure a hard salary cap and drug testing.
He also pushed for the league to hold regular season games in the Maritimes and for a possible franchise returning to the City of Ottawa.
It was said that he took some time to write down some things that he wanted to do shortly after being hired by the CFL in 2007.
Among the things he intends to see through now that his contract has been extended for three more years, a new stadium over in Winnipeg and the impending construction down in Hamilton, as well as developing plans in the nation's capital.
Cohon was quoted as saying: "It's not for the next generation (of CFL fans), "it is for the next generation after that."
Also with the contract extension, it will ensure Cohon is in power for the 100th Grey Cup celebration in Toronto next season.
Some of the other highlights so far in Cohon's time, the average game attendance so far has been 28,000 according to The Post, record levels of corporate partnerships, and a drug testing initiative.
Cohon added that he is trying to help out the two Ontario teams. He announced back in November the league would give money to the franchises in both Hamilton and Toronto to try and raise interest in local football and help with marketing.
He also suggested that the clubs' acquisitions of top of the line quarterbacks will generate even more interest. Ricky Ray was traded to the Argonauts after having success out in Edmonton and Henry Burris brings years of playoff and Grey Cup experience to the Tiger-Cats.
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