A decades-old Canadian Football League record could fall this season, and the man who set it admits he's conflicted but cheering on the player chasing his mark.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver Kenny Lawler has eight touchdowns through six games for the East Division leaders. He’s on pace for 25, which would break former Winnipeg Blue Bomber and current CFL on TSN analyst Milt Stegall’s record of 24, which he set in 2002.

“I don’t want him to break it, but I hope he breaks it,” Stegall said this week. “When any individual who has records tells you, ‘I want him to break it,’ they’re lying. No one wants their record to be broken. We all want to hold all the records. But I hope he breaks it because he’s a great individual. He’s worked hard, and if he breaks it, he’s totally deserving of it.”

Stegall set a new standard for receivers in the Canadian game during his 14-year career and still holds the league's all-time touchdown record (147). Lawler allowed that the record has come up in conversation recently, but insists he’s not focused on it.

“I’m disciplined in my beliefs and really what I truly believe is that when you put the work in…everything just happens naturally,” he said this week. “Everything takes care of itself. [The record] is not my biggest concern. My biggest concern is always about making the play, doing whatever it takes for my teammates,........

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