2019 Ottawa Redblacks season

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2019 Ottawa Redblacks season
General manager Marcel Desjardins
Head coach Rick Campbell
Home field TD Place Stadium
Results
Record3–15
Division place4th, East
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Team MOP Avery Williams
Team MOC Nolan MacMillan
Team MOR Jerod Fernandez
Uniform
CFL OTT Jersey 2019.png

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.

Contents

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]

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

DatePlayer NamePositionRef.
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

DatePlayer NamePositionPrevious TeamRef.
January 25, 2019 Chris Randle DB Winnipeg Blue Bombers [4]
February 13, 2019 Jonathan Jennings QB BC Lions [7]

Departed

DatePlayer NamePositionNew TeamRef.
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 DLSaskatchewan 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]

DraftRoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club teamHometown
LFA 12 José Maltos K UANL
Fundidores Monterrey 		Monterrey, Mexico
211 Guillermo Villalobos WR ITESM–Monterrey
Mexicas de la Ciudad de México 		Mexico City, Mexico
320 Maximiliano Esquer DE ITESM–Monterrey Monterrey, Mexico
Euro 18 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]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchoolHometown
17 Alex Fontana OL Kansas Toronto, ON
327 Gabriel Polan RB Sherbrooke Montreal, QC
436 Thomas Grant DL Acadia Halifax, NS
545 Wesley Lewis WR Houston Baptist Houston, TX
654Chris Larsen DL Manitoba Toronto, ON
763 Samson Abbott DL Manitoba Winnipeg, MB
872 Clement Lebreux DL Laval Longueuil, QC

Preseason

Schedule

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
ABye
B1Sat, June 17:00 p.m. EDT Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 21–250–1 TSN TD Place Stadium 22,318 Recap
C2Thurs, June 67:30 p.m. EDT@ Montreal Alouettes T 20–200–1–1TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 13,474 Recap

[22] [23]

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

East Division
TeamGPWLTPtsPFPADivStk
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 181530305513447–1W6 Details
Montreal Alouettes 181080204794855–3W1 Details
Toronto Argonauts 18414083735623–5L1 Details
Ottawa Redblacks 18315063125641–7L11 Details

Schedule

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
11Sat, June 157:00 p.m. EDT@ Calgary Stampeders W 32–281–0 TSN/ESPNews McMahon Stadium 26,301 Recap
22Thu, June 207:30 p.m. EDT Saskatchewan Roughriders W 44–412–0TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 23,453 Recap
3Bye
43Fri, July 57:30 p.m. EDT Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–292–1TSN/RDSTD Place Stadium20,429 Recap
54Sat, July 134:00 p.m. EDT Montreal Alouettes L 19–362–2TSN/RDS/ESPN2 TD Place Stadium21,536 Recap
65Fri, July 198:30 p.m. EDT@ Winnipeg Blue BombersL 1–312–3TSN/RDS IG Field 25,350 Recap
76Thu, July 257:00 p.m. EDTCalgary StampedersL 16–172–4TSN/RDSTD Place Stadium22,708 Recap
87Fri, Aug 27:00 p.m. EDT@ Montreal AlouettesW 30–27 (OT)3–4TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,498 Recap
98Fri, Aug 910:00 p.m. EDT@ Edmonton Eskimos L 12–163–5TSN/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 27,951 Recap
109Sat, Aug 174:00 p.m. EDT Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 7–213–6TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium23,214 Recap
1110Sat, Aug 247:00 p.m. EDT@ Saskatchewan RoughridersL 18–403–7TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 32,328 Recap
12Bye
1311Sat, Sept 71:00 p.m. EDT Toronto Argonauts L 17–463–8TSN/RDS2TD Place Stadium22,489 Recap
1412Fri, Sept 1310:00 p.m. EDT@ BC Lions L 5–293–9TSN/ESPN2 BC Place 15,052 Recap
1513Sat, Sept 217:00 p.m. EDTBC LionsL 7–403–10TSN/RDS2TD Place Stadium21,573 Recap
1614Sat, Sept 284:00 p.m. EDTEdmonton EskimosL 16–213–11TSN/RDS2TD Place Stadium23,451 Recap
17Bye
1815Fri, Oct 117:00 p.m. EDT@ Toronto ArgonautsL 21–283–12TSN/RDS2/ESPNews BMO Field 10,368 Recap
1916Sat, Oct 194:00 p.m. EDT@ Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 12–333–13TSN/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field 23,692 Recap
2017Sat, Oct 264:00 p.m. EDT@ Toronto ArgonautsL 9–393–14TSN/RDSBMO Field12,995 Recap
2118Fri, Nov 17:00 p.m. EDTMontreal AlouettesL 32–423–15TSN/RDSTD Place Stadium24,592 Recap

[22] [24] [25] [26]

 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

Team

Roster

Ottawa Redblacks roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Fullbacks

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-Game Injured

6-Game Injured

Practice

Suspended

Italics indicate American player
Bold indicates Global player
Roster updated 2019-11-01
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 12 One-game Injured,
12 Six-game Injured, 9 Practice,
5 Suspended

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Coaching staff

Ottawa Redblacks staff
Front office
  • Owner – Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG)
  • President – Jeff Hunt
  • Chief executive officer – Bernie Ashe
  • General manager – Marcel Desjardins
  • Assistant general manager – Jeremy Snyder
  • Director of player personnel – Jean-Marc Edmé
  • Coordinator of football operations – Joey Swarbrick
  • Video coordinator – Colin Farquharson

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning coordinator – Nick Mercuri

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  22. 1 2 2019 Ottawa Redblacks Schedule
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  25. ↑ CFL schedule through August 2019
  26. ↑ RDS présente plus de 50 matchs de football de la LCF dès le jeudi 6 juin
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