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Montreal Alouettes quarterback Davis Alexander addresses media members in Winnipeg on Nov. 10, 2025. Photo by Thomas Skrlj /CFLArticle content
You’d think the Montreal Alouettes would be a little coy about the status of quarterback Davis Alexander for Sunday’s Grey Cup.
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Instead, Alexander and head coach Jason Maas were open books the moment they touched down in Winnipeg, all but inviting team doctors to the microphone to discuss their star player’s status.
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“He’s going to be getting treatment all week,” Maas told the media at the Winnipeg airport. “There’s stuff to work through, but he’ll work through it. I know he’s going to start. I know he’s going to play. That’s the bottom line.
“We’ve got to work like hell to get him the best he can be and then go out there and compete.”
Alexander re-injured his hamstring in his team’s East Final win over Hamilton. It’s an injury he has dealt with, on and off, all season.
Whether the 27-year-old plays is a fairly big deal. He is a perfect 13-0 in his brief career as a CFL starter.
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Maas acknowledged that Alexander won’t be 100 percent, but says he got good news from team doctors earlier in the day.
“It’s something he’s played with before and it’s doable,” the coach said. “I wouldn’t even want to venture what that percentage is going to be. But I can tell you this: There aren’t too many people right now this time of year playing at 100 percent anyways.
“It’s hard to be at 100 percent after 18 games, two playoff games … but with adrenaline, with what’s on the line, you push those numbers a little bit.”
The quarterback acknowledged his week will be “rehab filled” with four to five treatments per day.
“I’m still pretty sore from the game Saturday,” Alexander said. “That’s probably the most hits I’ve taken in a while, because I decided to run the ball a little bit. The news we got today is positive.”
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Saskatchewan head coach Corey Mace won’t even have to try to decode what the Als are saying about Alexander.
He can prepare his defence to face one of the best young quarterbacks in the league.
“He’s a hell of a competitor,” Mace said. “I expect the absolute best from him. Without knowing the kid, just seeing how he plays and the competitor that he is, it’s going to be hard to keep him off the field. So we’ll plan accordingly.”
The only question about Mace’s starting quarterback, Trevor Harris: Can he win his first Grey Cup as a starter at the age of 39?
“I do understand the narrative of that,” Harris said. “I totally get it. Because I’ve been playing for a while and made it here a couple of times now. I’d just be more excited to do this with my teammates more than anything like getting this proverbial monkey off your back, or whatever it is.
“I don’t feel like a moment’s ever been too big for me.”
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