{"id":174184,"date":"2026-08-19T15:28:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/174184\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T15:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:28:13","slug":"sione-teuhema-to-make-ottawa-redblacks-debut-against-alouettes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/174184\/","title":{"rendered":"Sione Teuhema to make Ottawa Redblacks debut against Alouettes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Ottawa Redblacks will have Sione Teuhema in the lineup when they visit the Montreal Alouettes on Thursday night. The team released its official depth chart on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

The six-foot-four, 245-pound defender signed with the team earlier this month and was initially placed on the practice roster. He will dress in a depth role at defensive end behind Habakkuk Baldonado and Jessie Evans.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old dressed for the first two regular-season games with the B.C. Lions earlier this year, recording two defensive tackles. He was cut in June.<\/p>\n

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Teuhema has played 58 career CFL regular-season games, making 110 defensive tackles, seven special teams tackles, and 25 sacks.<\/p>\n

The Redblacks have also made a change in their secondary, as Diont\u00e9 Ruffin (hamstring) has been moved to the six-game injured list.<\/p>\n

King Ambers, the team\u2019s eighth-round pick in the 2025 CFL Draft, will move from field-side cornerback to field-side halfback to start in his place. Benny Sapp III, who signed with the team earlier this week<\/a>, is listed in a depth role behind Ambers.<\/p>\n

Eric Cumberbatch, a local product from the University of Ottawa, will start at field-side cornerback. This will be the first career start for the 23-year-old, who has made one defensive tackle and two special teams tackles through 16 career regular-season games.<\/p>\n

Canadian defensive linemen Charlie Parks (bicep) and Muftah Ageli (hamstring) have been placed on the six-game injured list, while Global tight end Jevoni Robinson (hip) has been moved to the one-game injured list.<\/p>\n

Ottawa leads the CFL with 17 players on the six-game injured list.<\/p>\n

Middle linebacker Nyles Morgan is listed as a game-time decision due to a hamstring injury that limited him in practice this week. The 30-year-old has made 42 defensive tackles and one sack this season, and had only just returned to the lineup last week due to a broken hand.<\/p>\n

Fellow linebacker Josh Connor, the team\u2019s eighth-round pick in the 2026 CFL Draft out of Wilfrid Laurier, has been promoted from the practice roster to fill a depth role.<\/p>\n

The Redblacks have lost 15 straight games,\u00a0setting a modern CFL record<\/a>\u00a0for longest losing skid. They have also become just\u00a0the tenth team in CFL history to begin a season 0-9<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The team is 0-2 against the Alouettes this season, losing 37-35 on June 28 in Montreal, and 34-13 on July 31 in Ottawa.<\/p>\n

The Ottawa Redblacks (0-9) will visit the Montreal Alouettes (8-1) at Percival Molson Stadium on Thursday, August 20 with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EDT. Last week, the Redblacks extended their modern CFL record losing streak to 15 games, while the Alouettes were on bye.<\/p>\n

The weather forecast in Montreal calls for 23 degrees and a mix of sun and cloud. The game will be broadcast on TSN and RDS in Canada, CBS Sports Network in the United States, and CFL+ internationally. Radio listeners can tune-in on TSN 1200 in Ottawa or TSN 690 (English) or 99.5 Montreal (French) in Montreal.<\/p>\n

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