The 2019 Ottawa Redblacks season was the sixth season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL). This was the sixth season with Marcel Desjardins as general manager and Rick Campbell as head coach.

The Redblacks were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since their inaugural season in 2014 following a week 18 loss to the Toronto Argonauts on October 11, 2019.

Offseason

Free-Agency The 2018 CFL free agency period officially opened at 12:00pm EST on February 12, 2019. Significant transactions are listed below:

Retained DatePlayer namePositionRef.January 14, 2019Nolan MacmillanOLJanuary 25, 2019Dominique DavisQBFebruary 2, 2019Jason Lauzon-Seguin OLFebruary 5, 2019Jonathan RoseDB

Additions DatePlayer namePositionPrevious TeamRef.January 25, 2019Chris RandleDBWinnipeg Blue BombersFebruary 13, 2019Jonathan JenningsQBBC Lions

Departed DatePlayer namePositionNew TeamRef.January 4, 2019Diontae SpencerWRPittsburgh Steelers (NFL)February 12, 2019Trevor HarrisQBEdmonton EskimosGreg EllingsonWRSirVincent RogersOLWilliam PowellRBSaskatchewan RoughridersFebruary 14, 2019Rico MurrayDBHamilton Tiger-CatsA.C. LeonardDLSaskatchewan Roughriders

Foreign drafts For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe. Like all other CFL teams, the Redblacks held three non-tradeable selections in the 2019 CFL–LFA draft, which took place on January 14, 2019. The 2019 European CFL draft took place on April 11, 2019 where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.

Draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team Hometown LFA 1 2 José Maltos K UANLFundidores Monterrey Monterrey, Mexico 2 11 Guillermo Villalobos WR ITESM–MonterreyMexicas de la Ciudad de México Mexico City, Mexico 3 20 Maximiliano Esquer DE ITESM–Monterrey Monterrey, Mexico Euro 1 8 Jordan Bouah WR Saddleback CC Rome, Italy

CFL draft The 2019 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2019. By virtue of being the 106th Grey Cup runner-up, the Redblacks had the second-last selection in each round, not including traded picks. The team traded their second-round pick to the Montreal Alouettes in exchange for Chris Ackie.

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown 1 7 Alex Fontana OL Kansas Toronto, ON 3 27 Gabriel Polan RB Sherbrooke Montreal, QC 4 36 Thomas Grant DL Acadia Halifax, NS 5 45 Wesley Lewis WR Houston Baptist Houston, TX 6 54 Chris Larsen DL Manitoba Toronto, ON 7 63 Samson Abbott DL Manitoba Winnipeg, MB 8 72 Clement Lebreux DL Laval Longueuil, QC

Preseason Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B1 Sat, June 1 7:00 p.m. EDT Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 21–25 0–1 TSN TD Place Stadium 22,318 Recap C2 Thurs, June 6 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Montreal Alouettes T 20–20 0–1–1 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 13,474 Recap

2019 Ottawa Redblacks ScheduleCFL on TSN broadcast schedule

Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 11 Sat, June 15 7:00 p.m. EDT @ Calgary Stampeders W 32–28 1–0 TSN/ESPNews McMahon Stadium 26,301 Recap 22 Thu, June 20 7:30 p.m. EDT Saskatchewan Roughriders W 44–41 2–0 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 23,453 Recap 3 Bye 43 Fri, July 5 7:30 p.m. EDT Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–29 2–1 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 20,429 Recap 54 Sat, July 13 4:00 p.m. EDT Montreal Alouettes L 19–36 2–2 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 TD Place Stadium 21,536 Recap 65 Fri, July 19 8:30 p.m. EDT @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 1–31 2–3 TSN/RDS IG Field 25,350 Recap 76 Thu, July 25 7:00 p.m. EDT Calgary Stampeders L 16–17 2–4 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 22,708 Recap 87 Fri, Aug 2 7:00 p.m. EDT @ Montreal Alouettes W 30–27 3–4 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,498 Recap 98 Fri, Aug 9 10:00 p.m. EDT @ Edmonton Eskimos L 12–16 3–5 TSN/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 27,951 Recap 109 Sat, Aug 17 4:00 p.m. EDT Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 7–21 3–6 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 23,214 Recap 1110 Sat, Aug 24 7:00 p.m. EDT @ Saskatchewan Roughriders L 18–40 3–7 TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 32,328 Recap 12 Bye 1311 Sat, Sept 7 1:00 p.m. EDT Toronto Argonauts L 17–46 3–8 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 22,489 Recap 1412 Fri, Sept 13 10:00 p.m. EDT @ BC Lions L 5–29 3–9 TSN/ESPN2 BC Place 15,052 Recap 1513 Sat, Sept 21 7:00 p.m. EDT BC Lions L 7–40 3–10 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 21,573 Recap 1614 Sat, Sept 28 4:00 p.m. EDT Edmonton Eskimos L 16–21 3–11 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 23,451 Recap 17 Bye 1815 Fri, Oct 11 7:00 p.m. EDT @ Toronto Argonauts L 21–28 3–12 TSN/RDS2/ESPNews BMO Field 10,368 Recap 1916 Sat, Oct 19 4:00 p.m. EDT @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 12–33 3–13 TSN/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field 23,692 Recap 2017 Sat, Oct 26 4:00 p.m. EDT @ Toronto Argonauts L 9–39 3–14 TSN/RDS BMO Field 12,995 Recap 2118 Fri, Nov 1 7:00 p.m. EDT Montreal Alouettes L 32–42 3–15 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 24,592 Recap CFL schedule through August 2019RDS présente plus de 50 matchs de football de la LCF dès le jeudi 6 juin

Games played with white uniforms. Games played with colour uniforms.

Roster 2019 Ottawa Redblacks final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen C G G/T G C T

Defensive linemen DE DE DT DT DE DE DT DE Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams LS LS P/K K

Practice roster T SB WR DB DB K/P LB T WR

Suspended T Injured list FB LB WR LB SB DB LB DB DT DT LB T G RB DE DB C/G DB WR DB WR DE DT LB Italics indicate American player Bold indicates Global player

Coaching staff Ottawa Redblacks staff Front office Owner – Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) President – Jeff Hunt Chief executive officer – Bernie Ashe General manager – Marcel Desjardins Assistant general manager – Jeremy Snyder Director of player personnel – Jean-Marc Edmé Coordinator of football operations – Joey Swarbrick Video coordinator – Colin Farquharson

Head coaches Head coach – Rick Campbell

Offensive coaches Receivers – Winston October Offensive line – John McDonell Quarterbacks – Beau Walker Running backs – Joe Paopao Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Noel Thorpe Defensive line – Leroy Blugh Linebackers – Mark Nelson Defensive assistant – Patrick Bourgon

Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Bob Dyce

Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning coordinator – Nick Mercuri

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