he's passing on the ceremony because he wasn't a first ballot inductee. you have to imagine that it was his attitude/personality that played a role in this, and his refusal to be there as a protest just reaffirms what everyone thought about him anyway...he's a giant man baby.
i agree that he needs money, but how much do you think t.o will be paid in the cfl? what are some of the bigger salaries? a few hundred thousand, (i really don't know). i have to imagine he can make some cash with appearances, signings,etc. he'd spend his cfl cash in about 10 minutes. if he thinks playing in the cfl will somehow vault him back into the nfl, he's even more delusional than i thought.
it's sad to think about. he's a 44 yr old hall of fame inductee, and he has to use the cfl to drum up interest in himself. it's no one's fault but his own.