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Memo to all those Ottawa Redblacks defensive linemen celebrating that 10-sack game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sunday:

There’s still work to do to catch Leroy Blugh.

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The Redblacks‘ defensive-line coach was featured during a halftime ceremony marking his recent induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, which itself recognized not only a stellar university football career, but also his 15 seasons in the Canadian Football League, mostly with the Edmonton Eskimos.

That team still holds the league record for sacks in a single game with 13 against the Toronto Argonauts on Aug. 18, 1993. Blugh had four of them, he let it be known as his current charges and their Redblacks teammates celebrated a 35-13 triumph against the Roughriders.

“I loved that ceremony and everything, but to see those guys go out and put on a performance like that was pretty terrific,” Blugh said. “You don’t see that every day.”

Another thing Blugh hadn’t seen before was his D-linemen all wearing jerseys with the name Blugh and the number 89 — his number as a CFL player — during the pregame warmup.

“It was hush-hush, and Leroy didn’t know about it,” said Keith Shologan, who recorded two of the 10 sacks on Sunday. “Some of us found out yesterday and some of us found out today, and Leroy didn’t know until we ran out there.”

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