2014 Ottawa Redblacks season
| 2014 Ottawa Redblacks season | |
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| Head coach | Rick Campbell |
| General manager | Marcel Desjardins |
| Home field | TD Place Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–16 |
| Division place | 4th, East |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Team MOP | Jasper Simmons |
| Team MOC | Justin Capicciotti |
| Team MOR | Antoine Pruneau |
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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 4th 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.
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. Leading up to the 2013 CFL Expansion Draft the Redblacks signed a number of players including; defensive back Jerrell Gavins, quarterback Matt Faulkner and running backs Jordan Roberts, Michael Hayes, and Eric O’Neal.
In February 2014, following the Expansion Draft, the Redblacks made a series of significant signings including the acquisition of former MOP quarterback Henry Burris, former defensive player of the year Jovon Johnson and LB Malik Jackson.
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 players and two rounds for selecting non-import players. 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 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.
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