CFL punts Dunk, Pedersen from website

[Will]

http://3downnation.com/2016/09/16/cf...ersen-website/

Losing Pedersen was really no loss IMO because I simply viewed him as a Rider mouthpiece. Once he started accusing the league of an anti-Rider conspiracy then the jig was up for him.

In spite of who Dunk worked for, I never felt that he stooped to the level of some of his colleagues so while on the one hand the dismissal might have everything to do with Sportsnet's controversial relationship with the CFL, I feel on the other hand some sympathy for Dunk (who still has his SNET and 3-Down Nation gigs).

[ArgoGabe22]

I know it's pretty late by now but the only thing Dunk has ever done IMO that bothered the league was him tweeting out the draft picks before the announcement was made. He did so the last 2 drafts so the timing for his dismissal is a bit strange.

[AngeloV]

Well, we really don't what else is going on regarding his writings. For all we know he has written some pieces that never made it to the website that the league has deemed not good enough.

[Argo]

http://3downnation.com/2016/09/16/cf...ersen-website/

Losing Pedersen was really no loss IMO because I simply viewed him as a Rider mouthpiece. Once he started accusing the league of an anti-Rider conspiracy then the jig was up for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nndGGnOFvMk

[ArgoRavi]

I feel similarly as I have no problem with Pedersen being punted but have no issues with Dunk despite what he has been doing at the draft. Additionally, you just know that the CFL getting rid of Dunk will only fuel Arash Madani's rants against the league further.

[VANRIDERFAN]

Just a little context;

From Pedersen's website.

First, some background. In June, I informed the editors of CFL.ca that I hadn't planned on writing for their website this year. I was trying to "de-clutter" my life and was content to simply write for this blog and the Roughriders official website. (I relinquished my syndicated column in 23 weekly Saskatchewan newspapers as well).

The league said they'd still like to keep me on since my columns were amongst their most-read, and we struck a deal that they'd publish the Monday Morning Goalie or my weekly column from www.riderville.com. It wasn't for a lot of money.

That was going along great until Roster-Gate, after which I started to take aim at CFL Commissioner Jeffrey L. Orridge in this space. If you'll recall, four days before that, I wrote that I was willing to give Orridge another chance at the urging of those in the CFL office, most of whom I still have profound respect for. They're great soldiers.

10 - It should be pointed out that I still haven't received any word from the CFL office about booting me from CFL.ca. The word actually came down from two separate Roughrider staffers over the past couple of weeks. One said, "They're going in another direction with some younger writers" while the other said, "The decision came from the CFL hierarchy. The Commissioner and his P.R. guy don't like you very much".

That's hardly surprising, given the tone of my columns, and I greeted the news with a shrug of the shoulders.

However it spread like wildfire across the CFL over the weekend and even one Eskimo coach laughed before Sunday's game, saying "Look at you making the news again!" as he shook my hand.
http://www.rodpedersen.com/2016/09/t...goalie_19.htmlPedersen has be accused as being a biased journalist. He has never considered himself a journalist. He's an agent provocateur for the Riders in particular. End of story.