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LENNOXVILLE — There likely are few steps lower on the ladder than the Indoor Football League, where players earn $250 per game — win or lose, how’s that for incentive — but have their housing and meals provided.

It’s where Donald Unamba, a defensive-back at training camp with the Alouettes, found himself last winter, specifically with the Salt Lake franchise. But were it not for that stint, combined with a little assistance from Southern Arkansas alumnus Nik Lewis, it’s unlikely Unamba would be one of the 75 players at Bishop’s University.

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“I got into a situation where I didn’t play football (in 2016). I still wanted to show people I could play and I was still active and keep myself on the radar. That was the only football going on at the time. I never thought I’d play arena ball,” Unamba said following Friday afternoon’s lone workout.

“It’s not my favourite football. That was a rough patch, I’m not going to lie. I had to do it to get back here, and it got me a shot. It’s a story I can tell one day — how far I did come. That’s a testimony to where I’ve been.