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EDMONTON — Safety Antoine Pruneau will make an early return from the six-game injured list on Friday night, and the Ottawa Redblacks will also have a few new faces in the lineup against the Eskimos.

Rafael Araujo-Lopes will start his first CFL game at slotback, with dynamic DeVonte Dedmon (he scored special-teams touchdowns on a 111-yard kickoff return and a 95-yard punt return last week) listed as his backup on the depth chart.

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Araujo-Lopes snapped up an opportunity with the Redblacks nearly a month ago after going to a Miami Dolphins mini-camp.

“I thought it was a great opportunity to be able to play ball,” Araujo-Lopes said Thursday. “I could have waited around and waited around (for an NFL chance), but they were giving me an opportunity now. I want to play football. They called me, I got excited and that’s why I came out here. When I get the ball, I try to do something with it. I want to make plays, I want to help the team win. ”