{"id":915636,"date":"2026-09-30T18:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/915636\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T18:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:48:12","slug":"ottawa-redblacks-sign-veteran-defender-demarquis-gates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/915636\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa Redblacks sign veteran defender DeMarquis Gates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Ottawa Redblacks have signed American linebacker DeMarquis Gates, the team announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The six-foot-one, 226-pound defender most recently played for the UFL\u2019s Birmingham Stallions, helping the team win a championship in 2024. He dressed for 16 games over two seasons with the team, recording 79 total tackles and 2.5 sacks.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old has also had NFL stints with the Cleveland Browns, Washington Football Team, Minnesota Vikings, and Chicago Bears. Over eight career regular-season NFL games, he made two total tackles.<\/p>\n

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The native of Hampton, Ga. had a stint with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2021, when he made eight total tackles over five regular-season games.<\/p>\n

The Ottawa Redblacks (0-14) will host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4-11) on Friday, October 2 with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EDT. The Tiger-Cats were eliminated from playoff contention following last week\u2019s loss to Edmonton, while the Redblacks continued their winless season against Calgary.<\/p>\n

The game will be broadcast on TSN and RDS2 in Canada and CFL+ internationally. Radio listeners can tune-in on the Ticats Audio Network in Hamilton or TSN 1200 in Ottawa.<\/p>\n

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American\u00a0linebacker\u00a0DeMarquis Gates
HEIGHT:\u00a06-1\u00a0|\u00a0WEIGHT:\u00a0226 lbs |\u00a0BIRTHDAY:\u00a01996-03-07
HOMETOWN:\u00a0Hampton, GA\u00a0|\u00a0SCHOOL:\u00a0 Mississippi<\/p>\n

Gates\u00a0most recently spent time in the UFL with the Birmingham Stallions where he won a UFL championship in 2024. He originally signed with the NFL\u2019s Cleveland Browns in 2018 and also spent time with Washington (2019), the Minnesota Vikings (2020) and Chicago Bears (2022-23). The Hampton, Georgia native also had a stint in the CFL with the Saskatchewan Roughriders where he played five games in the 2021 season, registering eight total tackles. Gates also spent a season in the XFL with the Houston Roughnecks (2020) and the now-defunct Alliance of American Football with the Memphis Express (2019).<\/p>\n

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