By Canadian Press

Ottawa Redblacks re-sign Canadians Justin Howell, Marco Dubois and Anthony Gosselin

Dec 17, 2020 | 12:12 PM

The Ottawa Redblacks have re-signed Canadians Justin Howell, Marco Dubois and Anthony Gosselin to one-year contract extensions.

Howell, a defensive back, has played 27 games with the Redblacks since entering the CFL in 2018.

The Bradford, Ont., native has accumulated 21 defensive tackles and 16 tackles on special teams in the span.

Wide receiver Dubois was the 13th overall pick in the 2018 CFL draft.

He has seven receptions for 45 yards in 35 career games, and has six tackles on special teams.

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Dubois, from Lasalle, Que., scored his first career touchdown in the 2018 East final.

Gosselin, from Otterburn, Que., has played 29 games with Ottawa since being selected in the second round, 18th overall, in the 2017 CFL draft.

He ran the fastest 40-yard time for any running back or fullback at the CFL combine 4.73 seconds.

ALOUETTES SIGN LOCAL TALENT

The Montreal Alouettes have signed offensive lineman Philippe Gagnon, fullback Christophe Normand and defensive lineman Junior Luke for the 2021 season.

Gagnon, from L’Ancienne-Lorette, Que., spent the 2019 season with the Ottawa Redblacks after playing his first three professional seasons with the Alouettes.

Drafted in the first round (second overall) by Montreal in 2016, the 28-year-old has played 45-career games in the CFL, including 36 as a starter.

Normand joined Montreal in 2019 following stops in Winnipeg and Edmonton.

The 29-year-old Bromont, Que., native helped Montreal’s offensive line in 2019 and was also a contributor on special teams with 11 tackles, including three in one game against Ottawa in Week 4.

Luke, a 29-year-old from Montreal, was the B.C. Lions’ first-round draft pick (seventh overall) in 2017.

He played in 53 games with the Lions, registering 25 defensive tackles and four quarterback sacks.

ROUGHRIDERS ADD TWO TO DEFENCE

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed linebacker DeMarquis Gates and defensive lineman Markus Jones.

Gates was most recently with the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings before being waived in August.

Earlier in the year he played five games for the XFL’s Houston Roughnecks before the league shut down its 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He had 32 tackles, two sacks and an interception.

He played for the Memphis Express of the defunct Alliance of American Football in 2019, leading the league in tackles with 52 in eight games.

Gates also had N-F-L stops with the Cleveland Browns (2018) and the Washington Football Team (2019).

Jones played in four pre-season NFL games for the Green Bay Packers, earning four tackles, two defended passes – including one that led to an interception – and one fumble recovery.

Prior to being picked up by Packers he had signed with the Baltimore Ravens. Most recently, Jones was part of the XFL’s Team 9.

STAMPEDERS RE-SIGN PECK

The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed American receiver Aaron Peck.

The six-foot-three, 235-pound Fresno State alum appeared in two games during the 2019 campaign – his rookie season – and made nine catches for 105 yards.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 17, 2020.

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