After it was revealed last week that Toronto Argonauts tailback Chad Kackert worked out for the New York Jets, many wondered how the Grey Cup MVP would be permitted to audition for a NFL team before he became a free agent. When the CFL and its players association signed a new collective bargaining agreement (without the need of a lockout, nor a mediator) in 2010, the union lost the window where players in their option year could work out with an NFL club in the first six weeks of the new league year. But sportsnet.ca has learned that in a Dec. 21 memo sent to the CFLPA, the CFL’s competition committee is willing to somewhat bend on the matter. The competition committee has modified its policy, allowing players with an expiring CFL deals to work out for NFL teams before becoming free agents on Feb. 15. With certain provisions, that is. The competition committee would allow a guy like Kackert, who played out his option year in 2012 and could hit the open market next month, schedule workouts with any team south of the border until Jan. 31. But the CFL clubs would be required to provide written permission to each individual NFL organization to allow a non-contact workout to happen. The CFL-issued memo states the league office has provided the NFL with a list of players who fall into this category. Read more..