2021 Ottawa Redblacks season
2021 Ottawa Redblacks season | |
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Head coach | Paul LaPolice |
General manager | Marcel Desjardins |
Home field | TD Place Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 0–0 |
Division place | TBD, East |
Playoff finish | TBD |
Uniform | |
The 2021 Ottawa Redblacks season is scheduled to be the seventh season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Redblacks will attempt to qualify for the playoffs following 2019's absence and improve upon their league-worst 3–15 record.[1]
The team will attempt to win the second Grey Cup in franchise history and 11th in professional Ottawa football history. This is scheduled to be the first season for Paul LaPolice as the team's head coach and the seventh season with Marcel Desjardins as general manager.
An 18-game season schedule was originally released on November 20, 2020, but it was announced on April 21, 2021 that the start of the season would likely be delayed until August and feature a 14-game schedule.[2][3]
Offseason
CFL Global Draft
The 2021 CFL Global Draft took place on April 15, 2021.[4][5] With the format being a snake draft, the Redblacks selected last in the odd-numbered rounds and first in the even-numbered rounds.[4]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | University/Club Team | Nationality |
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1 | 9 | Anthony Mahoungou | REC | Purdue | France |
2 | 10 | Tyron Vrede | LB | North Dakota | Netherlands |
3 | 27 | Chris Ferguson | OL | Cincinnati | The Bahamas |
4 | 28 | Tony Anderson | DB | Grand View | France |
CFL National Draft
The 2021 CFL Draft took place on May 4, 2021.[6][7] The Redblacks had six selections in the six-round snake draft and had the sixth pick in odd rounds and the fourth pick in even rounds.[8]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | University Team | Hometown |
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1 | 6 | Deshawn Stevens | LB | Maine | Toronto, ON |
2 | 13 | Alonzo Addae | DB | West Virginia | Pickering, ON |
3 | 24 | Connor Berglof | OL | Saskatchewan | Saskatoon, SK |
4 | 31 | Jake Julien | K/P | Eastern Michigan | Barrie, ON |
5 | 42 | Keegan Markgraf | LS | Utah | Hamilton, ON |
6 | 49 | Mattthew Derks | OL | Delaware State | Brantford, ON |
Preseason
Planned schedule
Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | TV | Venue | ||||
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A | Bye | |||||||||
B | 1 | Fri, May 28 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | NA | Molson Stadium | ||||
C | 2 | Fri, June 4 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | NA | TD Place Stadium |
Regular season
Standings
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
Ottawa Redblacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | – | Details |
Schedule
The below schedule is subject to revision as the league plans for an early August start to the regular season.[3]
Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Fri, June 11 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | ||||
2 | 2 | Sat, June 19 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | ||||
3 | Bye | |||||||||
4 | 3 | Fri, July 2 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
5 | 4 | Fri, July 9 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | ||||
6 | 5 | Fri, July 16 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
7 | 6 | Sat, July 24 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | TSN | BMO Field | ||||
8 | 7 | Sat, July 31 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | ||||
9 | 8 | Thu, Aug 5 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
10 | 9 | Fri, Aug 13 | 9:00 p.m. EDT | at Calgary Stampeders | TSN | McMahon Stadium | ||||
11 | 10 | Sat, Aug 21 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | TSN | BMO Field | ||||
12 | 11 | Sat, Aug 28 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Edmonton Elks | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
13 | 12 | Fri, Sept 3 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | ||||
14 | 13 | Sat, Sept 11 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at BC Lions | TSN | BC Place | ||||
15 | Bye | |||||||||
16 | 14 | Sat, Sept 25 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
17 | 15 | Sat, Oct 2 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | TSN | IG Field | ||||
18 | 16 | Mon, Oct 11 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | ||||
19 | 17 | Sat, Oct 16 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
20 | Bye | |||||||||
21 | 18 | Fri, Oct 29 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. BC Lions | TSN | TD Place Stadium |
Team
Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
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Fullbacks
Offensive linemen
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Defensive linemen
Linebackers
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Defensive backs
Special teams
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Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 118 Roster Roster updated 2021-05-25 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters |
Coaching staff
Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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References
- ^ "Montreal Alouettes vs Ottawa Redblacks". cfl.ca. November 1, 2019.
- ^ "Divisional games take centre stage in unique 2021 schedule". cfl.ca. November 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "CFL Announces Plans To Return-to-play For 2021 Season". cfl.ca. April 21, 2021.
- ^ a b "CFL calendar busy with free agency, virtual combines, drafts". Canadian Football League. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Global Draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "CFL announces date for 2021 CFL National Draft". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "2021 CFL Draft to feature some significant changes". CFL.ca. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ "Ti-Cats snag first selection as CFL reveals 2021 order". CFL.ca. November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "2021 Ottawa Redblacks Schedule". Ottawa Redblacks. Retrieved November 21, 2020.