2019 Ottawa Redblacks season
2019 Ottawa Redblacks season | |
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Head coach | Rick Campbell |
General manager | Marcel Desjardins |
Home field | TD Place Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 3–15 |
Division place | 4th, East |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Team MOP | Avery Williams |
Team MOC | Nolan MacMillan |
Team MOR | Jerod Fernandez |
Uniform | |
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The 2019 Ottawa Redblacks season was the sixth season for the team in the Canadian Football League. This was the sixth season with Marcel Desjardins as general manager and Rick Campbell as head coach.
The Redblacks were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since their inaugural season in 2014 following a week 18 loss to the Toronto Argonauts on October 11, 2019.[1]
Contents
Offseason
Free-Agency
The 2018 CFL free agency period officially opened at 12:00pm EST on February 12, 2019.[2] Significant transactions are listed below:
Retained
Date | Player Name | Position | Ref. |
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January 14, 2019 | Nolan Macmillan | OL | [3] |
January 25, 2019 | Dominique Davis | QB | [4] |
February 2, 2019 | Jason Lauzon-Seguin | OL | [5] |
February 5, 2019 | Jonathan Rose | DB | [6] |
Additions
Date | Player Name | Position | Previous Team | Ref. |
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January 25, 2019 | Chris Randle | DB | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | [4] |
February 13, 2019 | Jonathan Jennings | QB | BC Lions | [7] |
Departed
Date | Player Name | Position | New Team | Ref. |
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January 4, 2019 | Diontae Spencer | WR | Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | [8] |
February 12, 2019 | Trevor Harris | QB | Edmonton Eskimos | [9] |
Greg Ellingson | WR | [10] | ||
SirVincent Rogers | OL | [11] | ||
William Powell | RB | Saskatchewan Roughriders | [12] | |
February 14, 2019 | Rico Murray | DB | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | [13] |
A.C. Leonard | DL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | [14] |
Foreign drafts
For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe.[15] Like all other CFL teams, the Redblacks held three non-tradeable selections in the 2019 CFL–LFA Draft, which took place on January 14, 2019. The 2019 European CFL Draft took place on April 11, 2019 where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.[16][17][18]
Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club team | Hometown |
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LFA | 1 | 2 | José Maltos | K | UANL Fundidores Monterrey |
Monterrey, Mexico |
2 | 11 | Guillermo Villalobos | WR | ITESM–Monterrey Mexicas CDMX |
Mexico City, Mexico | |
3 | 20 | Maximiliano Esquer | DE | ITESM–Monterrey | Monterrey, Mexico | |
Euro | 1 | 8 | Jordan Bouah | WR | Saddleback CC | Rome, Italy |
CFL Draft
The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019.[19][20] By virtue of being the 106th Grey Cup runner-up, the Redblacks had the second-last selection in each round, not including traded picks. The team traded their second-round pick to the Montreal Alouettes in exchange for Chris Ackie.[21]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School | Hometown |
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1 | 7 | Alex Fontana | OL | Kansas | Toronto, ON |
3 | 27 | Gabriel Polan | RB | Sherbrooke | Montreal, QC |
4 | 36 | Thomas Grant | DL | Acadia | Halifax, NS |
5 | 45 | Wesley Lewis | WR | Houston Baptist | Houston, TX |
6 | 54 | Chris Larsen | DL | Manitoba | Toronto, ON |
7 | 63 | Samson Abbott | DL | Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB |
8 | 72 | Clement Lebreux | DL | Laval | Longueuil, QC |
Preseason
Schedule
Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | |||||||||
A | Bye | |||||||||
B | 1 | Sat, June 1 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 21–25 | 0–1 | TSN | TD Place Stadium | 22,318 | Recap |
C | 2 | Thurs, June 6 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | @ Montreal Alouettes | T 20–20 | 0–1–1 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 13,474 | Recap |
- # Games played with colour uniforms.
Regular season
Standings
Template:2019 CFL East Division standings
Schedule
Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Sat, June 15 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | @ Calgary Stampeders | W 32–28 | 1–0 | TSN/ESPNews | McMahon Stadium | 26,301 | Recap |
2 | 2 | Thu, June 20 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 44–41 | 2–0 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 23,453 | Recap |
3 | Bye | |||||||||
4 | 3 | Fri, July 5 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 14–29 | 2–1 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 20,429 | Recap |
5 | 4 | Sat, July 13 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | Montreal Alouettes | L 19–36 | 2–2 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | TD Place Stadium | 21,536 | Recap |
6 | 5 | Fri, July 19 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 1–31 | 2–3 | TSN/RDS | IG Field | 25,350 | Recap |
7 | 6 | Thu, July 25 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Calgary Stampeders | L 16–17 | 2–4 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 22,708 | Recap |
8 | 7 | Fri, Aug 2 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | @ Montreal Alouettes | W 30–27 (OT) | 3–4 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 17,498 | Recap |
9 | 8 | Fri, Aug 9 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | @ Edmonton Eskimos | L 12–16 | 3–5 | TSN/ESPN2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 27,951 | Recap |
10 | 9 | Sat, Aug 17 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 7–21 | 3–6 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 23,214 | Recap |
11 | 10 | Sat, Aug 24 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | @ Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 18–40 | 3–7 | TSN/RDS | Mosaic Stadium | 32,328 | Recap |
12 | Bye | |||||||||
13 | 11 | Sat, Sept 7 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | Toronto Argonauts | L 17–46 | 3–8 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 22,489 | Recap |
14 | 12 | Fri, Sept 13 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | @ BC Lions | L 5–29 | 3–9 | TSN/ESPN2 | BC Place | 15,052 | Recap |
15 | 13 | Sat, Sept 21 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | BC Lions | L 7–40 | 3–10 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 21,573 | Recap |
16 | 14 | Sat, Sept 28 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | Edmonton Eskimos | L 16–21 | 3–11 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 23,451 | Recap |
17 | Bye | |||||||||
18 | 15 | Fri, Oct 11 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | @ Toronto Argonauts | L 21–28 | 3–12 | TSN/RDS2/ESPNews | BMO Field | 10,368 | Recap |
19 | 16 | Sat, Oct 19 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 12–33 | 3–13 | TSN/RDS2 | Tim Hortons Field | 23,692 | Recap |
20 | 17 | Sat, Oct 26 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | @ Toronto Argonauts | L 9–39 | 3–14 | TSN/RDS | BMO Field | 12,995 | Recap |
21 | 18 | Fri, Nov 1 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Montreal Alouettes | L 32–42 | 3–15 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 24,592 | Recap |
- # Games played with white uniforms.
- # Games played with colour uniforms.
Team
Roster
Coaching staff
Ottawa Redblacks staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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References
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