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The latest in a long line of Alouettes’ quarterback saviors makes no promises he’ll actually be the one to save this team when the season begins.

Instead, Josh Freeman, a former first-round NFL draft choice, is content knowing it will be an open competition when the Als report for training camp in less than three months. And that Montreal will provide him with the opportunity to play his first legitimate football in more than two years.

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“I like playing football. I like it a lot. You’re not going to get anything done unless you’re proactive. I want to play. I’ve got talent and am willing to work,” Freeman said on Monday at the team’s downtown business office, in Montreal to undergo a physical, see the facilities, do some interviews and take in the Canadiens’ game against Philadelphia before returning home to Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday.

Freeman, an imposing 6-foot-6 and 240 pounds, signed a two-year contract with the Als on Jan. 12, coincidentally eight days before he was scheduled to work out for B.C. He was on the Als’ negotiation list last summer and worked out for the team at training camp. No contract was signed and Montreal released his rights. He was claimed by Ottawa, but when the Redblacks released those rights, Freeman was quickly snapped up again by the Als.