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But they too made a head coaching change, and while Scott Milanovich was installed in Edmonton, former bench boss Jason Maas landed on his feet as Saskatchewan’s offensive co-ordinator.

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With exactly zero starting QBs on the market this time around, free agency in 2020 is a decidedly different affair, and the Lions and Eskimos had decidedly different opening days. Rather than making a big early splash, the western foes dipped their toes on Tuesday, though B.C. seemed likely to end the day with a very big fish indeed, receiver Derel Walker.

Edmonton’s biggest signings were running back Brandon Burks, defensive back Jonathon Mincy and linebackers Justin Tuggle and Korey Jones, while B.C. went hard early to rebuild its defensive line by signing Ryan Brown, Chris Casher and J.R. Tavai.

Strangely enough, the Calgary Stampeders had an abnormally busy day, and appeared to be the only one of nine CFL teams to fully exploit the newly installed week-long negotiating window preceding official free agency. Three players accepted the Stamps’ qualifying offers made during that time period: punter Ronnie Pfeffer and defensive backs Branden Dozier and Richard Leonard.

They would account for at least half of the “handful” of binding free agent offers that were registered with the CFL head office and CFL Players Association, according to a league source.

It would also explain how Calgary GM John Hufnagel was able to proclaim on Monday that “I think we’ll have more action tomorrow than what you’d normally expect from our organization.”