By: Santino Filoso On Saturday night, in front of a small but rambunctious crowd at McMaster's Ron Joyce Stadium, and playing a winless Ticats team without their starting QB, the Redblacks wasted a golden opportunity to even their record at .500. Pre-Game: - It was Henry Burris' 190th CFL start and his first against the Ticats … Continue reading Game #4; LeFevour Reams Redblacks
Game #3; TD Place Comes to Life as the Redblacks Edge the Argos
By: Santino Filoso On Friday night, after 3177 days (but who's counting), CFL football returned to Ottawa with a roar. R-Nation unleashed nine years of pent up energy as the Redblacks survived a tight 18-17 defensive battle to get their 1st win of the season and 1st win at home in dramatic fashion. Pre-Game: - Ottawa was buzzing all … Continue reading Game #3; TD Place Comes to Life as the Redblacks Edge the Argos
#TBT: Interview with Jerome Haywood
By: Santino Filoso For today's Throwback Thursday interview we sit down with former Ottawa Renegade defensive lineman Jerome Haywood. A stalwart at San Diego state, Haywood started 46 consecutive games before being signed by the Renegades in 2002 as an undrafted free agent. During his time in Ottawa Haywood was a ferocious run stuffer at nose tackle … Continue reading #TBT: Interview with Jerome Haywood
News, notes and a new domain!
Yeah, the Redblacks are 0-2. And yeah, they didn't look so good in Edmonton on Friday. But most Redblacks fans are still riding the expansion team high, with all the excitement & fun of having a team back in Ottawa. With that in mind, some off-field Redblacks stuff fit for sharing. Enjoy! Redblacks App Haven't … Continue reading News, notes and a new domain!
Game #2: Green & Gold leave Redblacks seeing red
By: Santino Filoso On Friday night, the Ottawa Redblacks attempted to be the first Ottawa team to get a win at Commonwealth Stadium since August 26th, 1983 and to end a streak of 18 straight losses (spanning the Rough Riders and Renegades) in Edmonton. Pre-Game: - No TSN pre-game show to speak of, due to a sloppy, … Continue reading Game #2: Green & Gold leave Redblacks seeing red
Game #1; Redblacks come up just short
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
Cut-down day: Redblacks trim roster by 14 (EDIT: 15)
From CFL.ca: The Redblacks announced their cuts on Saturday morning, just hours after they played their final pre-season game against the Montreal Alouettes. General Manager Marcel Desjardins declared 14 cuts to the team's final roster, with veteran kicker Justin Parlardy and National receiver Simon LeMarquand among the most notable. Desjardins also announced that National receiver … Continue reading Cut-down day: Redblacks trim roster by 14 (EDIT: 15)
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
Redblacks news & notes ahead of inaugural pre-season game
A week-and-a-half into training camp and just a couple days away from their first game in franchise history (albeit of the pre-season persuasion), it is a busy time in Ottawa Redblacks land. Here's a quick look at what's been going down: Players strike averted... We're pretty sure, anyway After what has been a sometimes nasty … Continue reading Redblacks news & notes ahead of inaugural pre-season game
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