46 Redblacks Took the Field Friday Night, You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next…

By: Santino Filoso On a beautiful fall night for football in front of their 7th straight sell-out crowd, the Ottawa Redblacks snapped their 9-game losing streak in dramatic fashion. A strong running game and suffocating defence moved Ottawa’s record to 2-11 on the year, mathematically keeping them in the playoff race for another week. Pre-game: - … Continue reading 46 Redblacks Took the Field Friday Night, You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next…

#TBT: An Interview with Rohan Marley

By: Santino Filoso In this week’s Throwback Thursday interview we sit down with Rohan Marley, the former Miami Hurricane and son of the late reggae artist Bob Marley. After leading the Hurricanes with 95 tackles in his senior season, Rohan signed with the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1995, playing one season in the CFL. RR: When … Continue reading #TBT: An Interview with Rohan Marley

The Saskatchewan Dresslers Outlast the Redblacks

By: Santino Filoso On a beautiful day for football in Regina, the Redblacks let a golden opportunity to keep pace with the rest of the East slip through their fingers. Ottawa battled hard for the win but ultimately came up short in double overtime, falling to 1-10 on the year. Pre-game: - Head Coach Rick Campbell gets … Continue reading The Saskatchewan Dresslers Outlast the Redblacks

#TBT: An Interview with Mike Abou-Mechrek

By: Santino Filoso Today we sit down with former Ottawa Renegades offensive lineman Mike Abou-Mechrek. Drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1999 and quickly going on to establish himself as a reliable starter throughout his 10 year career, Mike played in Ottawa from 2002-2004 before winning a Grey Cup with Saskatchewan in 2007. RR: You played for the Renegades … Continue reading #TBT: An Interview with Mike Abou-Mechrek

When it rains it pours; Lions Edge the Redblacks

By: Santino Filoso On Friday night the Redblacks welcomed the BC Lions and former Redblacks QB Kevin Glenn to TD Place. Following a painful trend, the Redblacks lost another defensive struggle late in the 4th quarter to move their record to 1-9 on the year. Pre-game: - OSEG continues to do the little things right, honouring … Continue reading When it rains it pours; Lions Edge the Redblacks

Ranking the CFL’s Signature Looks

By: Santino Filoso Sig·na·ture (ˈsignəCHər,-ˌCHo͝or/) noun a person's name written in a distinctive way as a form of identification The CFL in conjunction with Reebok recently released a brand new line of 3rd jerseys. This new "Signature Look" line has been mainly met with scorn and criticism even though they're not all bad. In fact, we here … Continue reading Ranking the CFL’s Signature Looks

Redblacks Lose Battle of the 417

By: Santino Filoso On Friday night the Redblacks headed to Montreal to avoid becoming the worst team in the CFL in a battle of two 1-7 clubs. Unfortunately, despite it once again being a one score game in the 4th quarter, the Redblacks comedy of errors caught up to them and cost them a win, dropping … Continue reading Redblacks Lose Battle of the 417

#TBT: An Interview with Gord Weber

By: Santino Filoso Today we sit down with Ottawa native and former Rough Rider linebacker Gord Weber. Weber was drafted in the 7th round after an award winning CIS career (CIS First Team All Canadian twice) where he was a QQIFC All-Star and the QQIFC Defensive Player of the Year in 1989 with the Ottawa GeeGees. … Continue reading #TBT: An Interview with Gord Weber

REDPLAIDS vs Stamps; Different Jersey, Same Result

By: Santino Filoso On a beautiful Sunday afternoon and wearing two thirds of their new CFL Signature Look uniforms, the Redblacks welcomed the Calgary Stampeders to TD Place for their only matinée game of the season. Despite battling hard all game the Redblacks ultimately lost, dropping their record to 1-7 on the year. Pre-Game: - Continuing to prove that Ottawa … Continue reading REDPLAIDS vs Stamps; Different Jersey, Same Result

#RThoughts on the Redblacks new 3rd jersey

On Monday, August 18th, the Ottawa Redblacks revealed their inaugural third jersey. After a decent amount of speculation and a few fun teasers, here's what we got: Social media was abuzz with reaction and opinion, ranging from love to hate and most points in between. Frankly, reaction was far closer to 50/50 than expected. With … Continue reading #RThoughts on the Redblacks new 3rd jersey