Official: Ottawa Redblacks sign former Montreal Alouettes DL Dylan Wynn

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The Ottawa Redblacks have officially signed veteran American defensive lineman Dylan Wynn.

The 32-year-old spent the past two seasons with the Montreal Alouettes. He recorded 20 defensive tackles and one sack in 14 regular-season games last year along with three tackles plus one sack three playoff contests. In 2024, he played in 16 regular-season games, starting 12, while recording 18 defensive tackles.

Wynn has a relationship with Ottawa’s vice president of football operations Shawn Burke as the two spent time together in Hamilton. The six-foot-two, 290-pounder played four seasons for the Tiger-Cats from 2019 through 2023.

The Arlington, Texas native played his first CFL season with the Toronto Argonauts in 2017 following a two-year stint with the Cleveland Browns where he earned around $420,000 USD. He was named All-East Division as a rookie and helped the Argos win the 105th Grey Cup.

Wynn spent two seasons with Toronto and then had a brief stint with the Arizona Hotshots in the Alliance of American Football. He signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in May 2019. That year was his most productive in the CFL, the Concord, California native produced 45 tackles and 11 sacks in 18 regular-season games.

The Oregon State University product has recorded 211 defensive tackles and 30 sacks over 107 career regular-season CFL games.

Pending CFL free agents were able to communicate with teams around the league from February 1 to 8, during which time contracts could be negotiated and agreed upon but not signed. Starting, Tuesday, February 10 at noon EST, players can officially change teams.

Ottawa finished fourth in the East Division standings in 2025 with a 4-14 record, missing the playoffs for the fifth time in the last six seasons. Dru Brown went 2-7 over nine starts at quarterback, throwing for 2,389 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. Dustin Crum went 2-4 over six starts, throwing for 1,771 yards, six touchdowns, and two interceptions.

The Redblacks ranked sixth in net offence, fifth in net defence, and ninth with a turnover differential of minus-16. The club’s leading rusher was William Stanback with 698 yards, leading receiver was Justin Hardy with 1,019 yards, and leading tackler was Adarius Pickett with 84 tackles. Ottawa finished eighth in attendance with average crowds of 18,136, which was a 4.2 percent decrease from the previous year.