Montreal Alouettes involved in deals prior to CFL trade deadline
The Montreal Alouettes’ fire sale has begun.
The Alouettes, who will miss the CFL playoffs for a fourth straight season, made two deals prior to the CFL trade deadline Wednesday. Montreal sent offensive lineman Philip Blake and fullback Patrick Lavoie, both Canadians, to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for Canadian receiver Joshua Stanford and a 2020 second-round pick.
Then Montreal dealt Canadian linebacker Chris Ackie to the Ottawa Redblacks for a 2019 second-round selection. The Alouettes (3-12) are on a bye week but have dropped four straight games.
Blake, Lavoie and Ackie were all veteran players with Montreal.