Calgary Stampeders sign former Alouettes OL Ed Montilus

The Calgary Stampeders have signed American offensive lineman Ed Montilus.

The six-foot-four, 315-pound blocker has been a member of the practice roster with the Montreal Alouettes for parts of the last two seasons, though he’s yet to dress for his first career regular-season CFL games.

The native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti played 59 collegiate games at the University of North Carolina and made 38 starts.

The 26-year-old was a high school and collegiate teammate of offensive lineman William Barnes, who spent most of the 2025 season on Calgary’s practice roster and started the West Semi-Final against the B.C. Lions.

The Montreal Alouettes finished second in the East Division standings in 2025 with a 10-8 record and beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Final before losing the 112th Grey Cup to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Davis Alexander went 7-0 as a starter during the regular-season, though he missed 11 games due to a hamstring injury.

The Alouettes ranked eighth in net offence, first in net defence, and third with a turnover differential of plus-eight. The club’s leading rusher was Stevie Scott III with 418 yards, leading receiver was Tyler Snead with 1,129 yards, and leading tackler was Darnell Sankey with 103 tackles. Montreal finished sixth in attendance with average crowds of 21,132, which was a 0.8 percent decrease from the previous year.