Ambrosie retiring as CFL commissioner

Randy Ambrosie announced Saturday that he's retiring as CFL commissioner.

"My goal has always been to leave the league in better condition than I found it, and I am proud that the CFL has grown stronger in the past seven years," Ambrosie said in a release. according to TSN. "Serving as commissioner is a tremendous honor. It is also a job that requires total dedication, seven days a week, almost 365 days a year.

"After more than seven years, I feel the time is right for a transition, once a successor is named, and I will do everything in my power to help the next commissioner achieve even more. Until then, it is business as usual."

Ambrosie, 61, will stay on the job into 2025 until the CFL finds a replacement, notes TSN's Dave Naylor. He's the fourth-longest-serving commissioner in CFL history.

"When I do step aside some time next year, I will do so with a profound sense of achievement, satisfaction and gratitude," Ambrosie added.

The Winnipeg native indicated last year after the Grey Cup that he wanted to remain as league commissioner, according to 3DownNation.

He took over in 2017 to replace Jeffrey Orridge. A former CFL lineman, Ambrosie served two years as secretary of the CFL Players Association and ventured into a business career before becoming CFL commissioner.