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DeVone Claybrooks is the defensive coordinator of the Calgary Stampeders, who have reached the Grey Cup the last two seasons. And he’s under contract to the team in 2018. In other words, he has a good thing going.

“I have the greatest gig in the Canadian Football League, the greatest bosses. I’m in the best situation and I’m in no hurry to leave. I don’t have my bags packed,” Claybrooks told the Montreal Gazette Wednesday afternoon. “I’m working on our off-season, doing player evaluations as we speak. That’s my priority. I’m hired to do a job and this is still my job. I love it.

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“It has to be a great situation and circumstances for me to leave the kingdom of Calgary.”

Nonetheless, the Alouettes are seeking a head coach, a position for which Claybrooks believes he’s eminently qualified after six years as a Calgary assistant coach — the last two as defensive coordinator.

While the Als might need Claybrooks more than he needs them, he can expect to be interviewed. Indeed, on Wednesday, Montreal general manager Kavis Reed requested permission from John Hufnagel, his Calgary counterpart and the team’s president, to interview Claybrooks.