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History of the 3rd overall pick in the CFL Draft

April 25, 2025 | Frankie Benvenuti
Officially, the CFL Draft — or its various forms under different names – has been an annual tradition since 1953, with 72 drafts taking place in that time. Formats have changed, and today, ...

The Dru Brown story – Part 3: a professional

April 21, 2025 | Frankie Benvenuti
… Continued from Part 2 It only took Dru Brown 45 minutes to sign a contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers after his pro day at Oklahoma State, making his professional football dreams come ...

The Dru Brown story – Part 2: the path less travelled

April 11, 2025 | Frankie Benvenuti
… Continued from Part 1 The College of San Mateo boasts an impressive list of alumni, including Ryan Boschetti, Bill Walsh, Julian Edelman and perhaps most famously, John Madden. Now, Dru Brown’s ...

Cranston bids farewell to football

April 11, 2025 | Frankie Benvenuti
For the past six seasons, Ty Cranston has been a fixture on special teams for both the Ottawa REDBLACKS and Montreal Alouettes, but on Friday, he chose to hang up the spikes, announcing that he’s ...

The Dru Brown story – Part 1: football dreams

April 8, 2025 | Frankie Benvenuti
Since before he can remember, Ottawa REDBLACKS quarterback Dru Brown always had a football in his hand. His father, Dave, played linebacker for the Washington State Cougars, and passed his love ...

Middle man: Jovan Santos-Knox seeing the vision in Ottawa

March 31, 2025 | Frankie Benvenuti
Jovan Santos-Knox can’t hold back his excitement for the 2025 season with the Ottawa REDBLACKS. All throughout the offseason, he monitored the moves General Manager Shawn Burke was making, hoping ...

5 REDBLACKS who impressed at the CFL National Combine

March 21, 2025 | Frankie Benvenuti
The 2025 CFL National Combine is set to kick off on Friday, with nearly 75 players poised to turn some heads and boost their draft stock with impressive performances. Over the years, a number of ...

Peter Godber bringing good football, big heart to Ottawa

March 18, 2025 | Frankie Benvenuti
It has been a long time since offensive lineman Peter Godber played so close to home. Born in Toronto, he made frequent trips to Arnprior, just outside Ottawa, to see family. In 2013, he moved to ...

Ottawa’s Jo-Anne Polak an integral pillar for women in sport

March 8, 2025 | Frankie Benvenuti
In 1988, history was made in Ottawa: Jo-Anne Polak was named the General Manager of the Ottawa Rough Riders, becoming the first female executive in CFL history, and the first General Manager of a ...

REDBLACKS feeling good about their winter dealings

March 5, 2025 | Frankie Benvenuti
No one ever wins a Grey Cup in February, but you can certainly put yourself in a good position to have a chance down the road. Around the CFL landscape, the consensus is that the Ottawa REDBLACKS ...
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