2021 Ottawa Redblacks season

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2021 Ottawa Redblacks season
Head coachPaul LaPolice
General managerMarcel Desjardins
Home fieldTD Place Stadium
Results
Record1–4
Division place4th, East
Playoff finishTBD
Uniform
CFL OTT Jersey.png

The 2021 Ottawa Redblacks season is 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 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] On June 15, 2021, the league released the revised 14-game schedule with regular season play beginning on August 5, 2021.[4]

Offseason[]

CFL Global Draft[]

The 2021 CFL Global Draft took place on April 15, 2021.[5][6] With the format being a snake draft, the Redblacks selected last in the odd-numbered rounds and first in the even-numbered rounds.[5]

Round Pick Player Position University/Club Team Nationality
1 9 Anthony Mahoungou REC Purdue France France
2 10 LB North Dakota Netherlands Netherlands
3 27 OL Cincinnati The Bahamas The Bahamas
4 28 DB Grand View France France

CFL National Draft[]

The 2021 CFL Draft took place on May 4, 2021.[7][8] 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.[9]

Round Pick Player Position University Team Hometown
1 6 LB Maine Toronto, ON
2 13 DB West Virginia Pickering, ON
3 24 OL Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK
4 31 K/P Eastern Michigan Barrie, ON
5 42 LS Utah Hamilton, ON
6 49 OL Delaware State Brantford, ON

Preseason[]

Due to the shortening of the season, the CFL confirmed that pre-season games would not be played in 2021.[4]

Planned schedule[]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent TV Venue
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

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Regular season[]

Standings[]

East Division
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Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Toronto Argonauts 5 3 2 0 6 96 111 1–1 W1 Details
Montreal Alouettes 4 2 2 0 4 113 97 1–1 W1 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 5 2 3 0 4 89 95 2–1 L1 Details
Ottawa Redblacks 5 1 4 0 2 80 155 0–1 L4 Details

Schedule[]

The Redblacks initially had a schedule that featured 18 regular season games beginning on June 11 and ending on October 29.[2] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the Canadian Football League delayed the start of the regular season to August 5, 2021 and the Redblacks began their 14-game season on August 7, 2021.[4]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Sat, Aug 7 10:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Elks W 16–12 1–0 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 30,302 Recap
2 Bye
3 2 Sat, Aug 21 7:00 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 10–23 1–1 TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 28,559 Recap
4 3 Sat, Aug 28 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions L 12–24 1–2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 15,000 Recap
5 4 Fri, Sept 3 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 29–51 1–3 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 15,000 Recap
6 5 Sat, Sept 11 10:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions L 13–45 1–4 TSN/RDS BC Place 12,552 Recap
7 Bye
8 6 Wed, Sept 22 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium
9 7 Tues, Sept 28 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Elks TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium
10 8 Wed, Oct 6 7:30 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts TSN/RDS2 BMO Field
10 9 Mon, Oct 11 1:00 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes TSN/RDS Molson Stadium
11 10 Sat, Oct 16 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium
12 11 Sat, Oct 23 4:00 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats TSN/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field
13 12 Fri, Oct 29 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders TSN TD Place Stadium
14 13 Sat, Nov 6 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium
15 Bye
16 14 Fri, Nov 19 7:30 p.m. EST at Montreal Alouettes TSN/RDS Molson Stadium

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 #  Games played with white uniforms.[14]
 #  Games played with colour uniforms.[14]
 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.[14]

Team[]

Roster[]

Ottawa Redblacks roster
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Quarterbacks

Running backs

Fullbacks

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Special teams

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

1-Game injured

6-Game injured

Practice roster
  • 41 LB
  • 67 OL
  •  3 QB
  • 37 DB
  •  5 QB
  • 61 OL
  • 56 OL
  • 97 DL
  • 19 José Maltos K/P
  • 91 DL
  • 39 DB

CFL practice roster

Suspended

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 45 Active, 16 Injured, 15 Practice, 8 Suspended
Roster updated 2021-09-11 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff[]

Ottawa Redblacks staff
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Front Office

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator – Bob Dyce
  • Special Team & Defensive back Assistant - Patrick Bourgon

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Nick Mercuri


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References[]

  1. ^ "Montreal Alouettes vs Ottawa Redblacks". cfl.ca. November 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Divisional games take centre stage in unique 2021 schedule". Canadian Football League. November 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "CFL Announces Plans To Return-to-play For 2021 Season". Canadian Football League. April 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Circle your calendars: CFL releases 2021 schedule". Canadian Football League. June 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "CFL calendar busy with free agency, virtual combines, drafts". Canadian Football League. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Global Draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "CFL announces date for 2021 CFL National Draft". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 CFL Draft to feature some significant changes". CFL.ca. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "Ti-Cats snag first selection as CFL reveals 2021 order". CFL.ca. November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "2021 Ottawa Redblacks Schedule". Ottawa Redblacks. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  11. ^ "2021 Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "Le football de la LCF de retour sur RDS dès le samedi 7 août" (in French). Canadian Football League. August 3, 2021.
  13. ^ "ESPN Networks, ESPN+ to carry entire 2021 CFL season". Canadian Football League. August 4, 2021.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b c @REDBLACKS (August 5, 2021). "Another schedule to get hyped about" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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