SHERBROOKE, QUE. — The Montreal Alouettes announced a handful of transactions on the eve of training camp, including the release of national defensive tackles Michael Klassen and Don Oramaisonwu.
Klassen re-joined the Alouettes on a new deal this off-season while Oramaisonwu signed as a free agent from Edmonton as the Als stocked up on Canadian interior linemen.
The Als, led by first-year general manager Kavis Reed, open training camp on Sunday at Bishop’s University in Sherbrooke, Que.
Players released:
Tim Banjo (N), DT, Saskatchewan
Patrick Colbert (I), OL, Baylor
Aaron Karlen (I), DE, Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Michael Klassen (N), DT, Calgary
Vincenté Miles (I), DB, San Jose State
C.J. Moore (I), DB, North Carolina Central
Don Oramasionwu (N), PD, Manitoba
Denzell Perine (I), DE, Florida International
Tobias Palmer (I), WR, North Carolina State
Logan Schultz (I), DL, Northwood
Corey Tucker (I), OL, Slippery Rock
Cierre Wood (I), RB, Notre-Dame
Maïko Zepeda (N), DB, Montréal
Players added to the roster:
Isaac Lauzon (N), FB, Sherbrooke