2014 Ottawa Redblacks season
General managerMarcel Desjardins
Head coachRick Campbell
Home fieldTD Place Stadium
Results
Record2–16
Division place4th, East
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Team MOPJasper Simmons
Team MOCJustin Capicciotti
Team MORAntoine Pruneau
Uniform

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 fourth 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 DiMetrio Tyson.[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
1 9 Nolan MacMillan OL Iowa
2 18 Connor Williams DE Utah State
3 27 Kalonji Kashama DE Eastern Michigan
4 36 Tyler Digby 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
1 4 Antoine Pruneau DB Montreal
2 13 Scott MacDonell WR Queen's
3 23 Nigel Romick DL Saint Mary's
4 28 Aaron Wheaton OL Toronto
5 37 Hugo Desmarais OL Laval
6 46 Stephon Miller DL Windsor
7 55 Vincent Desloges DL Laval
7 64 Alexandre Bernard LB McGill
7 65 Kevin Malcolm 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
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

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 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
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
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

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 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.

Team

Roster

2014 Ottawa RedBlacks roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-Game Injured List

6-Game Injured List

Practice Roster

Suspended List

Disabled List

Italics indicate Import player
Roster updated 2014-11-07
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 8 Injured, 9 6-Game Injured,
12 Practice

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Coaching staff

2014 Ottawa Redblacks staff
Front office
  • Owner – Jeff Hunt
  • President and ceo – Bernie Ashe
  • General manager – Marcel Desjardins
  • Coordinator, Football Administration – Chantal Covington
  • Video Coordinator, Braun Gheller
  • Towel Folder, Colin Farquharson
  • Pro Scout, Kenny McClay

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Don Yanowsky

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Notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ Ottawa RedBlacks playoff dreams crushed in 41-3 beating to B.C. Lions
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  3. ^ "Defensive back Jerrell Gavins joins REDBLACKS". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  4. ^ "REDBLACKS have first quarterback under contract". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  5. ^ "REDBLACKS sign running back Jordan Roberts". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  6. ^ "Hayes and O'Neal sign with RedBlacks". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  7. ^ Henry Burris signs with Redblacks
  8. ^ Signing of Jovon Johnson and Malik Jackson
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Videos | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  11. ^ https://www.cfl.ca/article/expansion-draft-plan-approved Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Expansion Draft plan approved
  12. ^ "Draft Facts: Everything you need heading into Monday". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  13. ^ "REDBLACKS trade 1st overall pick to Stamps". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  14. ^ "Ottawa trades Glenn to BC for 5th overall pick". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  15. ^ "Time flies: Desjardins, REDBLACKS growing fast". Archived from the original on 2014-01-20. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "REDBLACKS, Riders to face off in pre-season action". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  18. ^ a b "2014 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
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