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Hunt said discussions with Desjardins and Campbell could run into the new year partly because of the large number of staffing changes occurring around the CFL.

“I don’t think anyone is feeling like it’s an urgent matter,” Hunt said. “I think everyone has a good feeling about our relationship both ways, so I’m sure we’ll get to the right place soon enough.”

Hunt also said the Redblacks’ late-season run to first place in the division, the stirring 35-28 victory against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East final at TD Place stadium and even the 26-20 Grey Cup game defeat against the Eskimos had boosted renewals and new sales of season tickets for 2016 ahead of last year’s pace.

The Redblacks sold 15,000-15,500 season tickets (or equivalents) for 2015, which was down from about 17,000 for the team’s first season on the field.

Hunt said the boost in sales was “encouraging that people are responding well to the year we had and are feeling good about renewing their season tickets and being part of R Nation.”

The Redblacks sold out 24,000-seat TD Place stadium for seven of 11 games played there this past season, including the playoff contest against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Four all-star selections for Redblacks

The Redblacks’ transformation on the field also translated into four selections for the CFL all-star team that was announced Wednesday.

Quarterback Henry Burris was joined on the offensive all-star team by left tackle SirVincent Rogers and centre Jon Gott, while cornerback Abdul Kanneh was the Redblacks’ lone defensive all-star.