2019 Ottawa Redblacks season
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
Additions
Departed
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]
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]
Preseason
Schedule
[ 22] [ 23]
# Games played with colour uniforms.
Regular season
Standings
Schedule
Week
Game
Date
Kickoff
Opponent
Results
TV
Venue
Attendance
Summary
Score
Record
1
1
Sat, June 15
7:00 p.m. EDT
@ Calgary Stampeders
W 32–28
1–0
TSN /ESPNews
McMahon Stadium
26,301
Recap
2
2
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
4
3
Fri, July 5
7:30 p.m. EDT
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
L 14–29
2–1
TSN/RDS
TD Place Stadium
20,429
Recap
5
4
Sat, July 13
4:00 p.m. EDT
Montreal Alouettes
L 19–36
2–2
TSN/RDS/ESPN2
TD Place Stadium
21,536
Recap
6
5
Fri, July 19
8:30 p.m. EDT
@ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
L 1–31
2–3
TSN/RDS
IG Field
25,350
Recap
7
6
Thu, July 25
7:00 p.m. EDT
Calgary Stampeders
L 16–17
2–4
TSN/RDS
TD Place Stadium
22,708
Recap
8
7
Fri, Aug 2
7:00 p.m. EDT
@ Montreal Alouettes
W 30–27 (OT)
3–4
TSN/RDS
Molson Stadium
17,498
Recap
9
8
Fri, Aug 9
10:00 p.m. EDT
@ Edmonton Eskimos
L 12–16
3–5
TSN/ESPN2
Commonwealth Stadium
27,951
Recap
10
9
Sat, Aug 17
4:00 p.m. EDT
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
L 7–21
3–6
TSN/RDS2
TD Place Stadium
23,214
Recap
11
10
Sat, Aug 24
7:00 p.m. EDT
@ Saskatchewan Roughriders
L 18–40
3–7
TSN/RDS
Mosaic Stadium
32,328
Recap
12
Bye
13
11
Sat, Sept 7
1:00 p.m. EDT
Toronto Argonauts
L 17–46
3–8
TSN/RDS2
TD Place Stadium
22,489
Recap
14
12
Fri, Sept 13
10:00 p.m. EDT
@ BC Lions
L 5–29
3–9
TSN/ESPN2
BC Place
15,052
Recap
15
13
Sat, Sept 21
7:00 p.m. EDT
BC Lions
L 7–40
3–10
TSN/RDS2
TD Place Stadium
21,573
Recap
16
14
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
18
15
Fri, Oct 11
7:00 p.m. EDT
@ Toronto Argonauts
L 21–28
3–12
TSN/RDS2/ESPNews
BMO Field
10,368
Recap
19
16
Sat, Oct 19
4:00 p.m. EDT
@ Hamilton Tiger-Cats
L 12–33
3–13
TSN/RDS2
Tim Hortons Field
23,692
Recap
20
17
Sat, Oct 26
4:00 p.m. EDT
@ Toronto Argonauts
L 9–39
3–14
TSN/RDS
BMO Field
12,995
Recap
21
18
Fri, Nov 1
7:00 p.m. EDT
Montreal Alouettes
L 32–42
3–15
TSN/RDS
TD Place Stadium
24,592
Recap
[ 22] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26]
# Games played with white uniforms.
# Games played with colour uniforms.
Team
Roster
Ottawa Redblacks roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Fullbacks
Receivers
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
1-Game Injured
6-Game Injured
Practice
Suspended
Italics indicate American player
Bold indicates Global player
Roster updated 2019-11-01
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 12 One-game Injured, 12 Six-game Injured, 9 Practice, 5 Suspended
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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
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning coordinator – Nick Mercuri
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References
^ CFL.ca Staff (October 11, 2019). "Argos hold on for home win over Redblacks" . CFL.ca. Retrieved October 11, 2019 .
^ "Official 2019 Free Agent Tracker" . CFL.ca . Retrieved 2019-02-12 .
^ "REDBLACKS ink MacMillan to one-year extension" . CFL.ca . 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2019-02-12 .
^ a b "REDBLACKS re-sign Dominique Davis, add Chris Randle" . Ottawa REDBLACKS . 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2019-02-22 .
^ "REDBLACKS sign Lauzon-Seguin, Ellis to contract extensions" . CFL.ca . 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2019-02-12 .
^ "REDBLACKS sign DB Rose to one-year extension" . CFL.ca . 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-12 .
^ "REDBLACKS sign Jonathon Jennings" . Ottawa REDBLACKS . 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13 .
^ "Spencer released from REDBLACKS for NFL" . CFL.ca . 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2019-02-12 .
^ "Eskimos Sign Quarterback Trevor Harris" . Edmonton Eskimos . 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-12 .
^ "Eskimos Sign All-Star Greg Ellingson" . Edmonton Eskimos . 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-12 .
^ "Eskimos Sign All-Star SirVincent Rogers" . Edmonton Eskimos . 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-12 .
^ "RIDERS SIGN RUNNING BACK WILLIAM POWELL" . Saskatchewan Roughriders . 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-12 .
^ "ALL-STAR DEFENSIVE BACK MURRAY SIGNS WITH TIGER-CATS – Hamilton Tiger-Cats" . Retrieved 2019-02-14 .
^ "RIDERS SIGN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN A.C. LEONARD" . Saskatchewan Roughriders . 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-14 .
^ Dan Barnes (January 11, 2019). " 'FUN ELEMENT': CFL set for inaugural draft of Mexican talent" .
^ "Mexico's top talent selected at CFL-LFA Draft" . cfl.ca. January 14, 2019.
^ "CFL to hold European lottery and draft in April" . 3downnation.com. April 3, 2019.
^ "Full results from the first ever European draft" . cfl.ca. April 11, 2019.
^ "An early look at the 2019 CFL Draft selection order" . December 17, 2018.
^ "Recapping the 2019 CFL Draft" . cfl.ca. May 2, 2019.
^ "Redblacks acquire Chris Ackie in trade with Als" . October 10, 2018.
^ a b 2019 Ottawa Redblacks Schedule
^ CFL on TSN broadcast schedule
^ "ESPN+, ESPN Networks to Broadcast 2019 Canadian Football League Season" . June 3, 2019.
^ CFL schedule through August 2019
^ RDS présente plus de 50 matchs de football de la LCF dès le jeudi 6 juin
External links
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