By: Santino Filoso Today we interview F. Scott Grant, an award-winning photographer with over 40 years experience. Grant has covered the Rough Riders, Renegades, and will be wandering along the sidelines at TD Place once again this June shooting the Redblacks. We wanted to give you a taste of the life of a pro sports photographer … Continue reading The Man Behind the Lens; an interview with Ottawa Redblacks photographer F. Scott Grant
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One last thought (for now) on Glenn v. Redblacks
Much has been said on Twitter, in mainstream media and in this humble blog (entry 1, entry 2) about the Kevin Glenn affair (can it be called a saga yet?) with the Ottawa Redblacks. From the quite reasonable, to the entirely uninformed, opinions run the gamut. Here's one more look at it. To quickly summarize, … Continue reading One last thought (for now) on Glenn v. Redblacks
Kevin Glenn (officially) wants out
By: Santino Filoso Spoke with Kevin Glenn today and he told me he's asked the Ottawa Redblacks to trade him. Story coming. — Dan Ralph (@danralphcp) March 6, 2014 In a regrettable but predictable move, reporter Dan Ralph has confirmed that Kevin Glenn has indeed asked Ottawa Redblacks GM Marcel Desjardins for a trade. Kevin Glenn's … Continue reading Kevin Glenn (officially) wants out
Redblacks QB NON-troversy
By: Santino Filoso Talk about the kind of press the Redblacks didn’t need. On Feb. 11th, just hours into CFL Free Agency, a couple of angry messages came from Ottawa QB Kevin Glenn's Twitter account: Shortly after the tweets went out, Glenn claimed his account was hacked. The offending tweets were also eventually deleted. Believe what … Continue reading Redblacks QB NON-troversy
#RNation National Anthem Idea
Over the last few years (at least), fan bases have taken it upon themselves to 'personalize' the singing of the national anthem in their buildings. A couple of my favourites are the Winnipeg Jets ("True North!") and the Dallas Stars ("Stars!"). Have a look/listen: Winnipeg: http://youtu.be/zFvOzjq3QhY Dallas: http://youtu.be/lQ_y3Xo-XYE With these in mind, here's an idea … Continue reading #RNation National Anthem Idea
More Redblacks jersey concepts & a concept update
Finally let the cat out of the bag on Twitter about this blog. Thanks to all of you that have checked it out in the last couple of days. We'll see what this can grow into in the coming months. On to the topic at hand - and one of my favourite topics at that … Continue reading More Redblacks jersey concepts & a concept update
Redblacks jersey numbers?
On the day of the Redblacks Expansion Draft, an astute CFL fan noted that the Redblacks official site was using this number template on its player pages: An interesting find. Definitely matches the cut-out style on the Redblacks R logo, as below: If this is indeed the number template they're going with, it certainly points … Continue reading Redblacks jersey numbers?
Welcome to ‘Defend the R’
Thanks for stumbling upon Defend the R, a blog dedicated to coverage of Ottawa's CFL franchises past and present. I plan to share thoughts & ideas about the Redblacks, as time ticks down to kick-off in their inaugural season, as well as take a look back at franchises from the past - the Ottawa Rough … Continue reading Welcome to ‘Defend the R’
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