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TORONTO — Rob Bagg is back in Riderville, and it couldn’t come at perhaps a more perfect time with fans still figuring out ways to cope with the departure of Duron Carter.
A few teams still reportedly have interest in the recent free agent receiver, but you can go ahead and count the Alouettes out on any possibility of a reunion in Montreal.
Also, the Alouettes release a statement regarding the condition of Johnny Manziel after he misses two consecutive days of practice.
All this and more in the latest from Checking Down:
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BC LIONS
Cody Husband says he expects to be playing on Saturday versus the Argos despite missing practice due to a shoulder injury. (Johany Jutras, CFL.ca)
– Running back Jeremiah Johnson back to practising with the Lions taking reps with the first-team offence. (Lowell Ullrich, TSN 1040)
– Chris Greaves filling in for offensive lineman Cody Husband at practice, who is dealing with a shoulder injury. Husband stated earlier in the week he expects to play versus Toronto. (Lowell Ullrich, TSN 1040)
– The Lions will not be looking into bringing recently released receiver Duron Carter onto their roster, however, GM Ed Hervey isn’t closing the door for future consideration. (Farhan Lalji, TSN)
EDMONTON ESKIMOS
CJ Gable’s status looks to be in question as he misses practice on Tuesday. (The Canadian Press)
– Running back CJ Gable misses practice on Tuesday while linebackers Adam Konar and Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga are full participants at practice after being injured. (Dave Campbell, CHED)
– Defensive back Arjen Colquhoun gets placed onto the Eskimos’ six-game injury list. Comes after spending the past two games on special teams. (Dave Campbell, CHED)
CALGARY STAMPEDERS
The Stampeders have bring in former Boise State Bronco Montell Cozart to join their quarterback room (Boise State)
– Stampeders release QB Larry Brihm Jr. in favour of signing former Boise State Bronco Montell Cozart. (Danny Austin, Calgary Sun)
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
– Riders announce the return of Canadian receiver Rob Bagg to the roster after the team released him at the end of training camp. (Ian Hamilton, Riderville.com)
– A decision to go in a different direction from Duron Carter resulted in the receivers release after Chris Jones made evaluations over the team’s bye week. (Ian Hamilton, Riderville.com)
– The Riders announced the signing of running back Cameron Marshall who previously spent time with Saskatchewan last season. (Ian Hamilton, Riderville.com)
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS
– Andrew Harris, Moe Leggett, Shayne Gauthier, and Thomas Miles all returned for practice on Tuesday after spending Monday away for self-maintenance. (Darrin Bauming, TSN 1290)
– Defensive back Brandon Alexander misses consecutive days of practice. He’s a starter for the Bombers defence. (Darrin Bauming, TSN 1290)
– Weston Dressler didn’t practice with the Bombers on Monday and is expected to miss some time with a lower-body injury which he suffered against the Ticats last week. (Jeff Hamilton, Winnipeg Free Press)
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS
The Ticats are one of a handful of teams reportedly having interest in free agent receiver Duron Carter. (Kevin Sousa, CFL.ca)
– Ticats among teams interested in pursuing free agent receiver Duron Carter after he was released by the Roughriders on Saturday. (Farhan Lalji, TSN)
TORONTO ARGONAUTS
– McLeod Bethel-Thompson is eager to build upon success found with the Argos in his first CFL start. (TSN)
– Argos receiver SJ Green has offered up his approval in the event Toronto elects to sign Duron Carter, saying it would be a waste for a dynamic, dominant talent to not be signed somewhere. (TSN)
OTTAWA REDBLACKS
– The REDBLACKS are hoping to find some consistency on offence after a series of rough outings the past few weeks. (CFL.ca Staff, CFL.ca)
– Veteran offensive lineman Jon Gott could be pushed into a backup role along the REDBLACKS line ahead of the team’s meeting with Winnipeg this week. (Tim Baines, Ottawa Sun)
MONTREAL ALOUETTES
The Alouettes issue a statement regarding the condition of Johnny Manziel after the quarterback misses two straight days of practice. (Johany Jutras, CFL.ca)
– Mike Sherman announces there will be “no further discussions” with regards to reuniting recently released Duron Carter with the Alouettes. (Rick Moffat, TSN 690)
– QB Antonio Pipkin takes first-team reps for the second straight day of practice with the absence of Johnny Manziel. (Matthew Scianitti, TSN)
– Alouettes have issued a statement regarding Manziel’s absence from practice this week, stating he missed practice due to blood work being done alongside being placed under concussion protocol. (CFL Staff, CFL.ca)
