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Henry Burris digs deep, three decades into his past, as he ponders the question.

When was the last time he didn’t have a football season to prepare for?

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“I think I was 10 years old. That was the last time,” Burris said Thursday during a stopover in Saskatoon, where he was the guest speaker at the University of Saskatchewan Huskies fundraising Dogs’ Breakfast.

Well, he’s doing it again. CFL training camps are a few weeks away, and Burris won’t be there — not in pads, anyway, after his off-season retirement. Burris, 41, played 18 CFL seasons, spent a bit of time in the NFL, and won three Grey Cups, including the 2016 game with the Ottawa Redblacks.

And there’s not a single twinge of regret, he says, as he eases into life without a helmet — although he expects the Redblacks’ season opener to be a rough one for him personally, given his longtime tie to the league.

“I’m at peace, big time. I am at peace,” said Burris, who has landed an on-air job with CTV Morning Live in Ottawa. “Just that one game; that will be a tough one for me.