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When he was asked for his opinion on the CFL’s newest set of rule changes, Dave Dickenson was careful with his words.

The league and CFL Players Association announced Wednesday afternoon that they would be adding an extra week to the season, as well as immediately eliminating full-padded practices.

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Speaking with the media a day later, the head coach of the Calgary Stampeders admitted he had questions about the process that went into the rule changes but stopped short of criticizing the final decision.

“I’m not going to get too far off what’s been said — my thinking on it is decisions were made way above my pay-grade, but I’m a little disappointed we weren’t consulted on it at all,” Dickenson said.

The moves were made with the idea of improving player safety, but two of Dickenson’s players, Jamar Wall and Deron Mayo, said Wednesday that they didn’t think the changes would have a huge impact on player safety for the Stampeders, an organization that they praised for already having made the issue a priority.