The Montreal Alouettes fell short of winning their second Grey Cup in three years on Sunday as they lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 25-17 at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg.
Despite the disappointing finish, the Alouettes went 10-8 in the regular-season despite missing franchise quarterback Davis Alexander for 11 outings. General manager Danny Maciocia consistently preaches the importance of continuity, which is probably why the team has relatively few pending free agents compared to other CFL teams.
Montreal has only 22 players currently set to hit the open market, though a few would-be pending free agents have become available early after being placed on the practice roster to end the year.
Here is the full list of Alouettes players whose contracts are expiring. Please note that “N” denotes nationals (ie. Canadians), “A” denotes Americans, and “G” denotes Globals.
Quarterback
McLeod Bethel-Thompson (A)
Caleb Evans (A)
Shea Patterson (A)
Running back
Sean Thomas-Erlington (N)
Fullback
Regis Cibasu (N)
Alexandre Gagne (N)
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Receiver
Alexander Hollins (A)
Tyson Philpot (N)
Charleston Rambo (A)
Offensive line
Cyrille Hogan-Saindon (N)
Pier-Olivier Lestage (N)
Jamar McGloster (A)
Landon Rice (N)
Donny Ventrelli (A)
Defensive line
Dylan Wynn (A)
Shawn Lemon (A)
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Linebacker
Tyrell Richards (N)
Darnell Sankey (A)
Defensive back
Marc-Antoine Dequoy (N)
Ciante Evans (A)
Scott Hutter (N)
Najee Murray (A)
Dionté Ruffin (A)
Specialist
James Letcher Jr. (A)
Former NFL quarterback E.J. Perry (A), running back Tiyon Evans (A), receivers Kaseem Ferdinand (N), offensive linemen Des Holmes (A) and Nouredin Nouili (G), defensive linemen Decarius Hawthorne (A) and M.J. Sherman (A), linebacker K.D. Davis (A), kicker Joshua Hutley (G), and punter Sam Clark (G) all finished the season on the practice roster, making them immediately free to sign with any CFL team.
