2019 Ottawa Redblacks season explained

Team:Ottawa Redblacks
Year:2019
Record:3–15
Division Place:4th, East
Coach:Rick Campbell
General Manager:Marcel Desjardins
Stadium:TD Place Stadium
Playoffs:did not qualify
Mop:Avery Williams
Moc:Nolan MacMillan
Mor:Jerod Fernandez
Uniform:CFL OTT Jersey 2019.png
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The 2019 Ottawa Redblacks season was the sixth season for the team in the Canadian Football League. 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.[1]

Offseason

Free-Agency

The 2018 CFL free agency period officially opened at 12:00pm EST on February 12, 2019.[2] Significant transactions are listed below:

Retained

DatePlayer NamePositionRef.
January 14, 2019Nolan MacmillanOL[3]
January 25, 2019Dominique DavisQB[4]
February 2, 2019OL[5]
February 5, 2019Jonathan RoseDB[6]

Additions

DatePlayer NamePositionPrevious TeamRef.
January 25, 2019Chris RandleDBWinnipeg Blue Bombers
February 13, 2019Jonathan JenningsQBBC Lions[7]

Departed

DatePlayer NamePositionNew TeamRef.
January 4, 2019Diontae SpencerWRPittsburgh Steelers (NFL)[8]
February 12, 2019Trevor HarrisQBEdmonton Eskimos[9]
Greg EllingsonWR[10]
SirVincent RogersOL[11]
William PowellRBSaskatchewan Roughriders[12]
February 14, 2019Rico MurrayDBHamilton Tiger-Cats[13]
A.C. LeonardDLSaskatchewan Roughriders[14]

Foreign drafts

For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe.[15] 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.[16] [17] [18]

DraftRoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club teamHometown
align=center rowspan="3"1 2 Monterrey, Mexico
2 11 Mexico City, Mexico
3 20 Monterrey, Mexico
1 8 Rome, Italy

CFL draft

The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019.[19] [20] 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.[21]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchoolHometown
1 7 Toronto, ON
3 27 Montreal, QC
4 36 Halifax, NS
5 45 Houston, TX
6 54 Chris Larsen Toronto, ON
7 63 Manitoba Winnipeg, MB
8 72 Longueuil, QC

Preseason

Schedule

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
ABye
B1Sat, June 17:00 p.m. EDTHamilton Tiger-CatsL 21–250–1TSNTD Place Stadium22,318Recap
C2Thurs, June 67:30 p.m. EDT@ Montreal AlouettesT 20–200–1–1TSN/RDSMolson Stadium13,474Recap

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Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Schedule

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
11Sat, June 157:00 p.m. EDT@ Calgary StampedersW 32–281–0TSN/ESPNewsMcMahon Stadium26,301Recap
22Thu, June 207:30 p.m. EDTSaskatchewan RoughridersW 44–412–0TSN/RDSTD Place Stadium23,453Recap
3Bye
43Fri, July 57:30 p.m. EDTWinnipeg Blue BombersL 14–292–1TSN/RDSTD Place Stadium20,429Recap
54Sat, July 134:00 p.m. EDTMontreal AlouettesL 19–362–2TSN/RDS/ESPN2TD Place Stadium21,536Recap
65Fri, July 198:30 p.m. EDT@ Winnipeg Blue BombersL 1–312–3TSN/RDSIG Field25,350Recap
76Thu, July 257:00 p.m. EDTCalgary Stampeders L 16–172–4TSN/RDSTD Place Stadium22,708Recap
87Fri, Aug 27:00 p.m. EDT@ Montreal AlouettesW 30–27 3–4TSN/RDSMolson Stadium17,498Recap
98Fri, Aug 910:00 p.m. EDT@ Edmonton EskimosL 12–163–5TSN/ESPN2Commonwealth Stadium27,951Recap
109Sat, Aug 174:00 p.m. EDTHamilton Tiger-CatsL 7–213–6TSN/RDS2TD Place Stadium23,214Recap
1110Sat, Aug 247:00 p.m. EDT@ Saskatchewan RoughridersL 18–403–7TSN/RDSMosaic Stadium32,328Recap
12Bye
1311Sat, Sept 71:00 p.m. EDTToronto ArgonautsL 17–463–8TSN/RDS2TD Place Stadium22,489Recap
1412Fri, Sept 1310:00 p.m. EDT@ BC LionsL 5–293–9TSN/ESPN2BC Place15,052Recap
1513Sat, Sept 217:00 p.m. EDTBC LionsL 7–403–10TSN/RDS2TD Place Stadium21,573Recap
1614Sat, Sept 284:00 p.m. EDTEdmonton EskimosL 16–213–11TSN/RDS2TD Place Stadium23,451Recap
17Bye
1815Fri, Oct 117:00 p.m. EDT@ Toronto ArgonautsL 21–283–12TSN/RDS2/ESPNewsBMO Field10,368Recap
1916Sat, Oct 194:00 p.m. EDT@ Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 12–333–13TSN/RDS2Tim Hortons Field23,692Recap
2017Sat, Oct 264:00 p.m. EDT@ Toronto ArgonautsL 9–393–14TSN/RDSBMO Field12,995Recap
2118Fri, Nov 17:00 p.m. EDTMontreal AlouettesL 32–423–15TSN/RDSTD Place Stadium24,592Recap
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Games played with white uniforms.

Games played with colour uniforms.

Team

Coaching staff

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CFL.ca Staff . Argos hold on for home win over Redblacks . CFL.ca . October 11, 2019 . October 11, 2019.
  2. Web site: Official 2019 Free Agent Tracker. CFL.ca. en. 2019-02-12.
  3. Web site: REDBLACKS ink MacMillan to one-year extension. 2019-01-14. CFL.ca. en. 2019-02-12.
  4. Web site: REDBLACKS re-sign Dominique Davis, add Chris Randle. 2019-01-25. Ottawa REDBLACKS. en. 2019-02-22.
  5. Web site: REDBLACKS sign Lauzon-Seguin, Ellis to contract extensions. 2019-02-01. CFL.ca. en. 2019-02-12.
  6. Web site: REDBLACKS sign DB Rose to one-year extension. 2019-02-05. CFL.ca. en. 2019-02-12.
  7. Web site: REDBLACKS sign Jonathon Jennings. 2019-02-13. Ottawa REDBLACKS. en. 2019-02-13.
  8. Web site: Spencer released from REDBLACKS for NFL. 2019-01-04. CFL.ca. en. 2019-02-12.
  9. Web site: Eskimos Sign Quarterback Trevor Harris. 2019-02-12. Edmonton Eskimos. en. 2019-02-12.
  10. Web site: Eskimos Sign All-Star Greg Ellingson. 2019-02-12. Edmonton Eskimos. en. 2019-02-12.
  11. Web site: Eskimos Sign All-Star SirVincent Rogers. 2019-02-12. Edmonton Eskimos. en. 2019-02-12.
  12. Web site: RIDERS SIGN RUNNING BACK WILLIAM POWELL. 2019-02-12. Saskatchewan Roughriders. en. 2019-02-12.
  13. Web site: ALL-STAR DEFENSIVE BACK MURRAY SIGNS WITH TIGER-CATS – Hamilton Tiger-Cats. en-US. 2019-02-14.
  14. Web site: RIDERS SIGN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN A.C. LEONARD. 2019-02-14. Saskatchewan Roughriders. en. 2019-02-14.
  15. News: 'FUN ELEMENT': CFL set for inaugural draft of Mexican talent. Dan Barnes. January 11, 2019.
  16. News: Mexico's top talent selected at CFL-LFA Draft. cfl.ca. January 14, 2019.
  17. News: CFL to hold European lottery and draft in April. 3downnation.com. April 3, 2019.
  18. News: Full results from the first ever European draft. cfl.ca. April 11, 2019.
  19. News: An early look at the 2019 CFL Draft selection order. December 17, 2018.
  20. News: Recapping the 2019 CFL Draft. cfl.ca. May 2, 2019.
  21. News: Redblacks acquire Chris Ackie in trade with Als. October 10, 2018.
  22. https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/schedule?season=2019 2019 Ottawa Redblacks Schedule
  23. https://www.tsn.ca/2019-cfl-on-tsn-broadcast-schedule-1.1229431 CFL on TSN broadcast schedule
  24. News: ESPN+, ESPN Networks to Broadcast 2019 Canadian Football League Season. June 3, 2019.
  25. https://espnpressroom.com/us/cfl-2/ CFL schedule through August 2019
  26. https://www.bellmedia.ca/fr/salle-de-presse/presse/rds-presente-plus-de-50-matchs-de-football-de-la-lcf-des-le-jeudi-6-juin/ RDS présente plus de 50 matchs de football de la LCF dès le jeudi 6 juin

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