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Just one day after the debut of their new punter, the Ottawa Redblacks have brought in some competition.

The Redblacks have agreed to terms with Ronnie Pfeffer, who averaged 44.1 yards per punt and made 12 of 16 field-goal attempts during six games with the Toronto Argonauts, but was released late last week after that team reactivated all-star kicker Swayze Waters.

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The Redblacks recently released Canadian punter Anthony Alix and replaced him with American Andy Wilder, but Wilder averaged just 35.0 yards per kick in Sunday’s 30-24 loss to the Argonauts.

“It doesn’t mean (Pfeffer) is going to play, and Wilder is still in the mix,” Redblacks general manager Marcel Desjardins said Monday afternoon.

Pfeffer still must pass a medical exam, and the Redblacks will at least initially assign the Kitchener native and former Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawk to the practice roster, Desjardins added.

The Redblacks have lost the special-teams battle for field position in several games during the 2015 Canadian Football League season, in part because their punters have ranked near or at the bottom of the league in both gross and net average, which also takes into account opponents’ punt returns.

For example, while Waters averaged 49 net yards per punt on Sunday, Wilder averaged 29.9