The Canadian Football League announced a change Wednesday that may not seem all that significant on the surface, but speaks to a much more meaningful shift in the league’s direction and way of thinking.

For the first time ever, the CFL’s negotiation lists for its nine teams – the list of up to 45 pro or college players per team whose rights are protected by each organization – have gone public on the league's website, CFL.ca.

Check them out here.

Fans can now see who their favourite CFL teams are focused on for the future and track those players as well, something that’s been impossible up to now because of secrecy implemented with the very establishment of the modern CFL in 1958.

The secrecy surrounding negotiation lists has been a source of frustration for many fans and members of the CFL media for years. It’s a process that seemed simple and unnecessarily clandestine.

While the vast majority of Canadian CFL players come through the annual college draft, American talent........

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