2022 Ottawa Redblacks season
The 2022 Ottawa Redblacks season is scheduled to be the eighth season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Redblacks will attempt to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2018 and improve upon their league-worst 3–11 record from 2021.[1] The team will attempt to win the second Grey Cup in Redblacks history and 11th in professional Ottawa football history.
2022 Ottawa Redblacks season | |
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Head coach | Paul LaPolice |
General manager | Shawn Burke |
Home field | TD Place Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 0–0 |
Division place | TBD, East |
Playoff finish | TBD |
Uniform | |
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The 2022 CFL season is scheduled to be the second season for Paul LaPolice as the team's head coach. This will be Shawn Burke's first season as general manager, following the dismissal of Marcel Desjardins who had been in the role since 2013, the year prior to the Redblacks' inaugural season.[2][3]
Offseason
CFL Global Draft
The 2022 CFL Global Draft took place on May 3, 2022.[4] With the format being a snake draft, the Redblacks selected eighth in the odd-numbered rounds and second in the even-numbered rounds.[5]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | University/Club Team | Nationality |
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1 | 8 | Hector Zepada | OL | Borregos Salvajes Monterrey | ![]() |
2 | 11 | Edris Jean Alphonse | DB | Laval | ![]() |
3 | 26 | Gabriel Ballinas | K | Albany State | ![]() |
CFL National Draft
The 2022 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2022.[6] The Redblacks had nine selections in the eight-round draft, including a territorial selection in second round.[7] The team had the second selection in each round of the draft after finishing second-last in the 2021 league standings.[8]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School | Hometown |
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1 | 2 | Zach Pelehos | OL | Ottawa | Gananoque, ON |
2 | 11 | Cyrille Hogan-Saindon | OL | Laval | Quebec City, QC |
2 | 20T | Jesse Luketa | LB | Penn State | Ottawa, ON |
3 | 22 | Keaton Bruggeling | WR | Carleton | St. Catharines, ON |
4 | 31 | Daniel Valente | DB | Western | London, ON |
5 | 40 | Woodly Appolon | LB | Tuskegee | Montreal, QC |
6 | 49 | Subomi Oyesoro | LB | Calgary | Calgary, AB |
7 | 58 | Connor Ross | TE | St. Francis Xavier | Coldbrook, NS |
8 | 67 | Luca Perrier | RB | Laval | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Preseason
Schedule
Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | |||||||||
A | Bye | |||||||||
B | 1 | Fri, May 27 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
C | 2 | Fri, June 3 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | Molson 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
Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Fri, June 10 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | TSN/RDS2 | IG Field | ||||
2 | 2 | Fri, June 17 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
3 | Bye | |||||||||
4 | 3 | Thu, June 30 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. BC Lions | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
5 | 4 | Fri, July 8 | 9:30 p.m. EDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | ||||
6 | 5 | Sat, July 16 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | ||||
7 | 6 | Thu, July 21 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | ||||
8 | 7 | Sun, July 31 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | TSN | BMO Field | ||||
9 | 8 | Fri, Aug 5 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
10 | Bye | |||||||||
11 | 9 | Fri, Aug 19 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Edmonton Elks | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
12 | 10 | Sat, Aug 27 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Edmonton Elks | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | ||||
13 | 11 | Fri, Sept 2 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | ||||
14 | 12 | Sat, Sept 10 | 2:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
15 | Bye | |||||||||
16 | 13 | Sat, Sept 24 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
17 | 14 | Fri, Sep 30 | 10:30 p.m. EDT | at BC Lions | TSN | BC Place | ||||
18 | 15 | Mon, Oct 10 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | ||||
19 | 16 | Fri, Oct 14 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | ||||
20 | 17 | Fri, Oct 21 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | ||||
21 | 18 | Sat, Oct 29 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | TSN | TD Place Stadium |
Team
Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Fullbacks
Receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Suspended | ||||||
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 75 Roster, 7 Suspended Roster updated 2022-01-15 • 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
- "Ottawa Redblacks vs Montreal Alouettes". Canadian Football League. November 19, 2021.
- "Ottawa Redblacks fire general manager Marcel Desjardins". CTV Ottawa. October 25, 2021.
- "REDBLACKS name Shawn Burke new General Manager". CFL.ca. 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- "CFL aligns Global Draft date w/ CFL Draft on May 3". Canadian Football League. February 24, 2022.
- "2022 Global Draft Tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- "CFL Scouting Bureau: Bull, Richards, Sow headline fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 1, 2021.
- "CFL Draft to feature territorial picks". Canadian Football League. April 17, 2019.
- "2021 CFL standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- "2022 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- "2022 CFL on TSN Broadcast Schedule". TSN. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- "Nos Émissions" (in French). RDS. Retrieved May 4, 2022.