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A lot of it is what position you play; if you're an O-lineman or D-lineman, you're expected to be bigger than the backs or receivers.
Also, is 273 considered average for CFL linemen? In the NFL (and NFL Europe), linemen are on average about 20 pounds larger. Heck, Boston College's O-line only has one member under 290.
The fact is that colleges (from D-1 to D-3) want their linemen to be big. If you're a top high school player, you're going to want to be big to attract that attention. One of the guys who went on to play D3 from my high school was up to around 230-240, and he was a linebacker/safety. I was friends with a few of the O-linemen, and they were all in the 250 and above range.
It is getting to be a problem in the NFL though, where guys are in the 330-340 range and are breaking down to the point where they can't function after football. I'm wondering if there will be a breaking point where the numbers start to go backwards.
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