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Since getting an opportunity to run with the ball in the Ottawa Redblacks’ two CFL pre-season games, John Crockett has been practising and waiting for an opportunity to contribute.

Saturday against the Montreal Alouettes, the 27-year-old Crockett will finally get that chance. The Redblacks will dress two American running backs and it’s expected Crockett will get spot duty behind starter Mossis Madu.

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“We’ll utilize both of them,” said Redblacks coach Rick Campbell Friday. “We’ve wanted to have him (on the roster), you have to juggle it when you put two American tailbacks in (the lineup). They’re similar in that they’re all-around backs —they can pass protect, catch the ball out of the backfield and obviously run with it. They’re both very good from that standpoint.”

In Ottawa’s first pre-season game against Hamilton, Crockett rushed seven times for 54 yards. In the second pre-season game, against Montreal, he rushed four times for 14 yards and caught four passes for 38 yards.