By: Santino Filoso After an eight year, eight month hiatus, Ottawa returned to the CFL on Thursday night in Winnipeg. Despite it being an away game, the buzz surrounding the team was incredible, with large groups of Redblacks fans meeting up at various local restaurants and bars such as Hometown Sports, The Senate and Real Sports Bar to … Continue reading Game #1; Redblacks come up just short
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Ottawa Paints Montreal Redblack
By: Santino Filoso On Friday night the Redblacks closed out their pre-season and made the short trip over to Montreal to resume a rivalry that had been on hold for 3156 days. 72 players had one last chance to impress coaches and beat out the competition in hopes of surviving the final round of training camp cuts … Continue reading Ottawa Paints Montreal Redblack
Redblacks lose but Ottawa Wins; Recap of 1st ever pre-season game
By: Santino Filoso After years of suffering from through Gliebermans, Watters, Enemies of Lansdowne, and the painstakingly drawn out CBA negotiations between CFL players and owners, on Saturday night Ottawa finally resumed it's rightful place in the CFL. The Redblacks traveled to Regina to play a home game in their road uniforms. Here are our highlights, in case you missed … Continue reading Redblacks lose but Ottawa Wins; Recap of 1st ever pre-season game
A look at the Redblacks training camp roster
By: Santino Filoso With the Ottawa Redblacks inaugural training camp currently underway at Carleton University, now is a perfect time to take a look at some of the 80+ roster of hopefuls general manager Marcel Desjardins has assembled over the past seven months. While certain starters are already set in stone, there are still numerous jobs … Continue reading A look at the Redblacks training camp roster
#TBT: An Interview with Ken Evraire
By: Santino Filoso In this week´s Throwback Thursday Interview, we sit down with Ken Evraire, a former SB (slotback) for the Ottawa Rough Riders. A star receiver with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, Ken was drafted by Saskatchewan in the 1988 draft, but traded to Ottawa before the season started. After 9 seasons in the CFL with … Continue reading #TBT: An Interview with Ken Evraire
TBT: The Face of the Renegades; An Interview with Kerry Joseph
By: Santino Filoso Today we sit down with Kerry Joseph, a former QB for the Ottawa Renegades. Joseph, a former safety for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, broke into the CFL with the Renegades in 2003 and dazzled Ottawa with his talents until the team folded after the 2005 season. Currently a free agent, Joseph is the last … Continue reading TBT: The Face of the Renegades; An Interview with Kerry Joseph
Recap of the Ottawa Redblacks 2014 Draft
By: Santino Filoso On Tuesday night the Redblacks threw the media and their fans a curveball half an hour before the draft when they traded their first ever 1st overall pick and the rights to recently retired OL Marwan Hage to the Calgary Stampeders for 28-year-old divisional all star OL Jon Gott. Last season, Gott played … Continue reading Recap of the Ottawa Redblacks 2014 Draft
#TBT: Rough Riding Renegade; An Interview with Darren Joseph
By: Santino Filoso Today we sit down with Ottawa native and former Rough Rider and Renegade RB Darren Joseph. Joseph’s distinguished career spanned six teams and thirteen seasons (1992-2004) and he still holds the CFL record for most special teams tackles in a game (7). RR: During your career you had two stints in Ottawa, one … Continue reading #TBT: Rough Riding Renegade; An Interview with Darren Joseph
TD Place scoreboard will be a sight to see
By: Santino Filoso It’s often said that the only stupid question is the one you don’t ask. A while back I started wondering why we hadn’t heard anything yet about the new scoreboard for TD Place stadium at Lansdowne, so I tweeted at the Redblacks asking for some information. The Redblacks social media team has been … Continue reading TD Place scoreboard will be a sight to see
CFL Mascots 101: What they didn’t tell you in the media guide
By: Santino Filoso Welcome to Defend the R’s first annual (and completely unbiased) CFL Mascot Power Rankings. We’ve got the inside scoop on all the things left off the mascot scouting report. If you thought you knew everything about these cuddly mascots, prepare to be surprised! THE EAST: 4) Jason (Toronto) Jason brings up the rear … Continue reading CFL Mascots 101: What they didn’t tell you in the media guide
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