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Former Rider Justin Cox won’t be allowed back in CFL

May 30, 2017 | 1:28 PM

The commissioner of the Canadian Football League says a former Saskatchewan Roughrider still can’t play in the CFL even though he was found not guilty of assault causing bodily harm.

Commissioner Jeffrey Orridge says the acquittal of Justin Cox does not change the position of the league.

The Riders released Cox when he was charged after an alleged domestic dispute in April and the CFL also said he would no longer be allowed to play in the league.

On Monday, a provincial court judge in Regina found Cox not guilty and said there was no evidence to support the charge.