The Ottawa Redblacks wasted absolutely no time in carrying over one of their worst habits from last year into their 2025 CFL season opener. Article content

When quarterback Dru Brown was inexcusably called for a time-count violation before the first snap from scrimmage, it was not only a harbinger of things to come on Thursday night at Regina’s Mosaic Stadium, but also a reminder of a problem that plagued them through the majority of the 2024 campaign. Article content

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In the 31-26 loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Ottawa gifted the home team more than the length of a football field’s worth of free turf by taking a total of 12 penalties for 126 yards.

The Roughriders, by comparison, drew just five flags for 85 yards.

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