The Ottawa REDBLACKS announced the following transactions today:<\/p>\n
SIGNED:<\/p>\n
American defensive back\u00a0Gavin Holmes
HEIGHT:\u00a05-11\u00a0|\u00a0WEIGHT:\u00a0180 lbs |\u00a0BIRTHDAY:\u00a02001-10-14
HOMETOWN:\u00a0New Orleans, LA\u00a0|\u00a0SCHOOL:\u00a0Texas<\/p>\n
Holmes\u00a0spent time last season on the practice roster with the Edmonton Elks (2025). The New Orleans, Louisiana, native finished his collegiate career at the University of Texas, where he played 30 games over two seasons (2023-24), posting 30 total tackles with .5 tackles for loss and five pass breakups. He began his collegiate career at Wake Forest, where he suited up in 27 games over three seasons (2020-22), registering 45 tackles, three tackles for loss, two interceptions and 15 passes defended.<\/p>\n
American defensive back\u00a0Quenton Meeks
HEIGHT:\u00a06-2\u00a0|\u00a0WEIGHT:\u00a0200 lbs |\u00a0BIRTHDAY:\u00a01997-06-20
HOMETOWN:\u00a0San Diego, CA\u00a0|\u00a0SCHOOL:\u00a0Stanford<\/p>\n
Meeks\u00a0spent time last season on the practice roster of the Montreal Alouettes (2025). Before heading to the CFL, Meeks spent time in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints (2022), Tennessee Titans (2021), Jacksonville Jaguars (2018, 20) and Los Angeles Chargers (2019-20). The San Diego, California native also spent time in the USFL with the Tampa Bay Bandits (2022) and in the UFL with the St. Louis BattleHawks (2023) and Memphis Showboats (2023-24).<\/p>\n
Meeks spent his collegiate career at Stanford, where he played 39 games over three seasons (2015-18), registering 117 total tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 18 pass breakups, seven interceptions and two touchdowns. After his junior season (2018), he earned second-team All-Pac 12 honours.<\/p>\n
American defensive back\u00a0Kobe Savage
HEIGHT:\u00a05-11\u00a0|\u00a0WEIGHT:\u00a0205 lbs |\u00a0BIRTHDAY:\u00a02001-02-12
HOMETOWN:\u00a0Paris, TX\u00a0|\u00a0SCHOOL:\u00a0Oregon<\/p>\n
Savage\u00a0most recently spent time at minicamp with the San Francisco 49ers (2025). He finished his collegiate career at the University of Oregon, where he played 14 games in his lone season with the Ducks (2024), registering 64 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one pass defended. Prior to his time at Oregon, Savage played 13 games over two seasons at Kansas State University (2022-23) registering 66 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, three passes defended and one forced fumble. He also spent time at Tyler Junior College (2020-21) and Texas A&M Commerce (2019).<\/p>\n
American receiver\u00a0Roc Taylor
HEIGHT:\u00a06-3\u00a0|\u00a0WEIGHT:\u00a0215 lbs |\u00a0BIRTHDAY:\u00a02001-09-16
HOMETOWN:\u00a0Oxford, AL\u00a0|\u00a0SCHOOL:\u00a0Memphis<\/p>\n
Taylor signed with the NFL\u2019s Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent (2025) and also spent time with the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals. Taylor played in 43 games over four seasons at the University of Memphis (2021-24), posting 162 receptions for 2,366 yards and seven touchdowns. Taylor earned first-team All-AAC honours in 2024 and second-team honours in 2023.<\/p>\n
American defensive back\u00a0Jordan Wright
HEIGHT:\u00a05-10\u00a0|\u00a0WEIGHT:\u00a0175 lbs |\u00a0BIRTHDAY:\u00a02000-12-27
HOMETOWN:\u00a0Cordova, TN\u00a0|\u00a0SCHOOL:\u00a0Connecticut<\/p>\n
Wright\u00a0attended minicamp with the Cleveland Browns (2025) and Philadelphia Eagles (2025). Wright played 12 games in his lone season at the University of Connecticut (2024), registering 46 total tackles and one quarterback sack. Prior to his time at UCONN, Wright played 13 games over two seasons at Kansas Sate (2022-23) registering eight total tackles and two passes defended. He began his collegiate career at Fullerton College where he spent two seasons (2019-21).<\/p>\n
Le ROUGE et NOIR d\u2019Ottawa a effectu\u00e9 les transaction suivantes:<\/p>\n
SIGN\u00c9 :<\/p>\n
Le demi d\u00e9fensif Am\u00e9ricain\u00a0Gavin Holmes
TAILLE\u00a0: 5-11 |\u00a0POIDS\u00a0: 180 lbs |\u00a0DATE\u00a0DE\u00a0NAISSANCE\u00a0: 2001-10-14
VILLE NATALE\u00a0: La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans, LA |\u00a0UNIVERSIT\u00c9\u00a0:\u00a0TexasHolmes\u00a0a pass\u00e9 une partie de la saison derni\u00e8re avec les Elks d\u2019Edmonton (2025) en tant que joueur de l\u2019\u00e9quipe d\u2019entra\u00eenement. Originaire de La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans, en Louisiane, il a termin\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re universitaire \u00e0 l\u2019universit\u00e9 du Texas, o\u00f9 il a disput\u00e9 30 matchs en deux saisons (2023-2024), totalisant 30 plaquages, dont 0,5 plaquage pour perte, et cinq passes rabattues. Il a d\u00e9but\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re universitaire \u00e0 Wake Forest, o\u00f9 il a disput\u00e9 27 matchs en trois saisons (2020-22), enregistrant 45 plaquages, trois plaquages pour perte, deux interceptions et 15 passes rabattues.<\/p>\n
Le demi d\u00e9fensif Am\u00e9ricain\u00a0Quenton Meeks
TAILLE\u00a0: 6-2 |\u00a0POIDS\u00a0: 200 lbs |\u00a0DATE\u00a0DE\u00a0NAISSANCE\u00a0: 1997-06-20
VILLE NATALE\u00a0: San Diego, CA |\u00a0UNIVERSIT\u00c9\u00a0:\u00a0Stanford<\/p>\n
Meeks\u00a0a jou\u00e9 la saison derni\u00e8re avec les Alouettes de Montr\u00e9al (2025). Avant de rejoindre la LCF, Meeks a \u00e9volu\u00e9 en NFL avec les Saints de la Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans (2022), les Titans du Tennessee (2021), les Jaguars de Jacksonville (2018, 20) et les Chargers de Los Angeles (2019-20). Originaire de San Diego, en Californie, il a \u00e9galement jou\u00e9 dans l\u2019USFL avec les Tampa Bay Bandits (2022) et dans l\u2019UFL avec les St. Louis BattleHawks (2023) et les Memphis Showboats (2023-24).<\/p>\n
Meeks a effectu\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re universitaire \u00e0 Stanford, o\u00f9 il a disput\u00e9 39 matchs en trois saisons (2015-18), enregistrant un total de 117 plaquages, 1,5 plaquage pour perte, 18 passes rabattues, sept interceptions et deux touch\u00e9s. \u00c0 l\u2019issue de sa troisi\u00e8me saison (2018), il a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 dans la deuxi\u00e8me \u00e9quipe All-Pac 12.<\/p>\n
Le demi d\u00e9fensif Am\u00e9ricain\u00a0Kobe Savage
TAILLE\u00a0: 5-11 |\u00a0POIDS\u00a0: 205 lbs |\u00a0DATE\u00a0DE\u00a0NAISSANCE\u00a0: 2001-02-12
VILLE NATALE\u00a0: Paris, TX |\u00a0UNIVERSIT\u00c9\u00a0:\u00a0Oregon<\/p>\n
Savage\u00a0a r\u00e9cemment particip\u00e9 au minicamp des 49ers de San Francisco (2025). Il a termin\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re \u00e0 l\u2019universit\u00e9 de l\u2019Oregon, o\u00f9 il a disput\u00e9 14 matchs lors de sa seule saison avec les Ducks (2024), enregistrant un total de 64 plaquages, 2,5 plaquages pour perte et une passe rabattue. Avant son passage \u00e0 l\u2019Oregon, Savage a disput\u00e9 13 matchs en deux saisons \u00e0 l\u2019universit\u00e9 d\u2019\u00c9tat du Kansas (2022-23), enregistrant 66 plaquages au total, 4,5 plaquages pour perte, trois interceptions, trois passes rabattues et un \u00e9chapp\u00e9 forc\u00e9. Il a \u00e9galement \u00e9volu\u00e9 au Tyler Junior College (2020-21) et \u00e0 Texas A&M Commerce.<\/p>\n
Le receveur Am\u00e9ricain\u00a0Roc Taylor
TAILLE\u00a0: 6-3 |\u00a0POIDS\u00a0: 215 lbs |\u00a0DATE\u00a0DE\u00a0NAISSANCE\u00a0: 2001-09-16
VILLE NATALE\u00a0: Oxford, AL |\u00a0UNIVERSIT\u00c9\u00a0:\u00a0Memphis<\/p>\n
Taylor\u00a0a sign\u00e9 avec les Steelers de Pittsburgh (NFL) en tant qu\u2019agent libre non rep\u00each\u00e9 (2025) et a \u00e9galement jou\u00e9 pour les Patriots de la Nouvelle-Angleterre et les Cardinals de l\u2019Arizona. Taylor a disput\u00e9 43 matchs en quatre saisons \u00e0 l\u2019universit\u00e9 de Memphis (2021-24), totalisant 162 r\u00e9ceptions pour 2 366 verges et sept touch\u00e9s. Taylor a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 dans la premi\u00e8re \u00e9quipe All-AAC en 2024 et dans la deuxi\u00e8me \u00e9quipe en 2023.<\/p>\n
Le demi d\u00e9fensif Am\u00e9ricain\u00a0Jordan Wright
TAILLE\u00a0: 5-10 |\u00a0POIDS\u00a0: 175 lbs |\u00a0DATE\u00a0DE\u00a0NAISSANCE\u00a0: 2000-12-27
VILLE NATALE\u00a0: Cordova, TN |\u00a0UNIVERSIT\u00c9\u00a0:\u00a0Connecticut<\/p>\n
Wright\u00a0a particip\u00e9 aux mini-camps des\u00a0Browns de Cleveland\u00a0 (2025) et des\u00a0Eagles de Philadelphie\u00a0(2025). Au cours de sa seule saison \u00e0 l\u2019universit\u00e9 du Connecticut (2024), Wright a disput\u00e9 12 matchs, totalisant 46 plaquages et un sack sur le quart-arri\u00e8re. Avant son passage \u00e0 l\u2019UCONN, Wright a disput\u00e9 13 matchs en deux saisons \u00e0 Kansas State (2022-23), enregistrant huit plaquages au total et deux passes rabattues. Wright a d\u00e9but\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re universitaire au Fullerton College, o\u00f9 il a pass\u00e9 deux saisons (2019-21).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ottawa REDBLACKS announced the following transactions today: SIGNED: American defensive back\u00a0Gavin HolmesHEIGHT:\u00a05-11\u00a0|\u00a0WEIGHT:\u00a0180 lbs |\u00a0BIRTHDAY:\u00a02001-10-14HOMETOWN:\u00a0New Orleans, LA\u00a0|\u00a0SCHOOL:\u00a0Texas Holmes\u00a0spent…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":473184,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-624040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624040\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}