2014 Ottawa Redblacks season
2014 Ottawa Redblacks season | |
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Head coach | Rick Campbell |
General manager | Marcel Desjardins |
Home field | TD Place Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 2–16 |
Division place | 4th, East |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Team MOP | Jasper Simmons |
Team MOC | Justin Capicciotti |
Team MOR | Antoine Pruneau |
Uniform | |
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The 2014 Ottawa Redblacks season was the first season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Redblacks are the third CFL franchise to play in the city of Ottawa, and the first since the suspension of the Renegades in 2006. The Redblacks finished the season in 4th place in the East Division with a 2–16 record and were eliminated from playoff contention after a week 16 loss to the BC Lions.[1]
Off-season[]
Acquisitions[]
The Redblacks signed their first three players on November 28, 2013. Ottawa signed wide receiver Fred Rouse, defensive back/safety Nick Turnbull and defensive end .[2] Leading up to the 2013 CFL Expansion Draft the Redblacks signed a number of players including; defensive back Jerrell Gavins,[3] quarterback Matt Faulkner[4] and running backs Jordan Roberts,[5] Michael Hayes, and Eric O'Neal.[6]
In February 2014, following the Expansion Draft, the Redblacks made a series of significant signings including the acquisition of former MOP quarterback Henry Burris,[7] former defensive player of the year Jovon Johnson and LB Malik Jackson.[8]
Expansion Draft[]
The 2013 CFL Expansion Draft was a three-round CFL draft held on December 16, 2013 which assign players from existing CFL teams to the new Ottawa team. The structure of the draft was announced on January 19, 2011, which described one round for selecting import[Note 1] players and two rounds for selecting non-import[Note 1] players.[9] Ottawa selected three players from each of the eight existing teams for a total of 24 players. Ottawa was allowed to select eight import players and 16 non-import players with quarterbacks, kickers and punters eligible within their respective import/non-import[Note 1] categories. Ottawa was able to select a maximum of two quarterbacks and one kicker/punter, but not select any two of these three players from the same team.
Overall, 24 players were selected in the draft, including two quarterbacks, three receivers, one running back, two fullbacks, six offensive linemen, six defensive linemen, three linebackers, and one defensive back. Only one pending free agent was selected, with Rory Kohlert's contract expiring February 15, 2014. The selections were announced live at cfl.ca on December 16, 2013.[10]
2013 CFL Draft[]
The 2013 CFL Draft took place on May 6, 2013. Despite not playing in the 2013 season, the Redblacks picked last in the first four rounds of the draft, with selections being limited to 18 NCAA redshirt juniors.[11][12] These players were not eligible to sign for the 2013 season, but may sign with Ottawa for this season.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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1 | 9 | Nolan MacMillan | OL | Iowa |
2 | 18 | Connor Williams | DE | Utah State |
3 | 27 | Kalonji Kashama | DE | Eastern Michigan |
4 | 36 | TE | Robert Morris |
2014 CFL Draft[]
The 2014 CFL Draft took place on May 13, 2014. The Redblacks began with the first pick in each of the seven rounds, but traded the first overall pick to Calgary for Jon Gott.[13] They re-entered the first round after trading Kevin Glenn to the BC Lions and moved positions in the first and second round following a trade with the Montreal Alouettes.[14] They also moved down in the third round after trading for Justin Phillips.[15] The club also had two bonus picks at the end of the draft, which brought their total to nine.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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1 | 4 | Antoine Pruneau | DB | Montreal |
2 | 13 | WR | Queen's | |
3 | 23 | Nigel Romick | DL | Saint Mary's |
4 | 28 | OL | Toronto | |
5 | 37 | OL | Laval | |
6 | 46 | DL | Windsor | |
7 | 55 | DL | Laval | |
7 | 64 | LB | McGill | |
7 | 65 | LS | McMaster |
Training camp[]
On March 11, 2014, the Redblacks announced that they would hold a mini-training camp April 9–10, 2014 at Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center in Richmond, Virginia. At this camp, the entire team roster would participate in drills and work out under the supervision of head coach Rick Campbell and the Redblacks football operations staff.[16]
Schedule[]
On February 10, 2014, it was announced that the Ottawa Redblacks would play their "home" pre-season game at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field against the Roughriders on June 14, 2014. Ottawa was the home side of the field and the team was introduced as the home team. It was further announced that the Redblacks would have a bye for the first week of the regular season and then play away games at Edmonton and Winnipeg before their home opener in Week 4 on July 18 against the Toronto Argonauts. These arrangements were made to accommodate for any delays that might be incurred due to the construction of TD Place Stadium.
This was the Redblacks' inaugural season in the Canadian Football League.[17]
Preseason[]
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
A | Bye | ||||||||
B | Sat, June 14 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 17–21 | 0–1 | TSN2 | Mosaic Stadium | 13,014 | Recap |
C | Fri, June 20 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | W 26–10 | 1–1 | TSN | Molson Stadium | 18,141 | Recap |
- # Games played with white uniforms.
Regular season[]
Standings[]
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 417 | 395 | 18 | Details |
Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 360 | 394 | 18 | Details |
Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 450 | 456 | 16 | Details |
Ottawa Redblacks | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 278 | 465 | 4 | Details |
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
1 | Bye | ||||||||
2 | Thur, July 3 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 28–36 | 0–1 | TSN/RDS2 | Investors Group Field | 27,553 | Recap |
3 | Fri, July 11 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 11–27 | 0–2 | TSN/RDS/ESPNews | Commonwealth Stadium | 31,521 | Recap |
4 | Fri, July 18 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 18–17 | 1–2 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 24,326 | Recap |
5 | Sat, July 26 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 23–33 | 1–3 | TSN/RDS | Ron Joyce Stadium | 6,500 | Recap |
6 | Sat, Aug 2 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 14–38 | 1–4 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 24,303 | Recap |
7 | Sat, Aug 9 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 17–38 | 1–5 | TSN/RDS | McMahon Stadium | 28,391 | Recap |
8 | Fri, Aug 15 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 8–10 | 1–6 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 24,291 | Recap |
9 | Sun, Aug 24 | 3:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 7–32 | 1–7 | TSN | TD Place Stadium | 24,327 | Recap |
10 | Fri, Aug 29 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | L 10–20 | 1–8 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 19,440 | Recap |
11 | Fri, Sept 5 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. BC Lions | L 5–7 | 1–9 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 24,287 | Recap |
12 | Bye | ||||||||
13 | Sun, Sept 21 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 32–35 (2OT) | 1–10 | TSN/RDS2 | Mosaic Stadium | 33,427 | Recap |
14 | Fri, Sept 26 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 7–15 | 1–11 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 24,317 | Recap |
15 | Fri, Oct 3 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 42–20 | 2–11 | TSN | TD Place Stadium | 24,242 | Recap |
16 | Sat, Oct 11 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at BC Lions | L 3–41 | 2–12 | TSN | BC Place | 31,217 | Recap |
17 | Fri, Oct 17 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 6–16 | 2–13 | TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 | Tim Hortons Field | 20,125 | Recap |
18 | Fri, Oct 24 | 6:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 17–23 | 2–14 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 24,458 | Recap |
19 | Fri, Oct 31 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 25–34 | 2–15 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 24,101 | Recap |
20 | Fri, Nov 7 | 7:00 p.m. EST | at Toronto Argonauts | L 5–23 | 2–16 | TSN/RDS2 | Rogers Centre | 19,687 | Recap |
- # Games played with colour uniforms.
- # Games played with white uniforms.
- # Games played with alternate uniforms.
Team[]
Roster[]
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Slotbacks
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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1-Game Injured List
6-Game Injured List
Practice Roster
Suspended List Disabled List Italics indicate Import player |
Coaching staff[]
2014 Ottawa Redblacks staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
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Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement ratified in 2014, "non-import" players will be now be termed "nationals" and "import" players will be termed "internationals".
References[]
- ^ Ottawa RedBlacks playoff dreams crushed in 41-3 beating to B.C. Lions
- ^ "RedBlacks sign first free-agents". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "Defensive back Jerrell Gavins joins REDBLACKS". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "REDBLACKS have first quarterback under contract". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "REDBLACKS sign running back Jordan Roberts". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "Hayes and O'Neal sign with RedBlacks". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ Henry Burris signs with Redblacks
- ^ Signing of Jovon Johnson and Malik Jackson
- ^ "Expansion Draft plan approved | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2014-01-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ https://www.cfl.ca/article/expansion-draft-plan-approved Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Expansion Draft plan approved
- ^ "Draft Facts: Everything you need heading into Monday". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "REDBLACKS trade 1st overall pick to Stamps". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "Ottawa trades Glenn to BC for 5th overall pick". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "Time flies: Desjardins, REDBLACKS growing fast". Archived from the original on 2014-01-20. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ Campbell, Barre (2014-03-11). "REDBLACKS to hold first mini-camp in Virginia". Ottawa REDBLACKS. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
- ^ "REDBLACKS, Riders to face off in pre-season action". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2014 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
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