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No matter how many times Henry Burris says it, no matter how many times Marcel Desjardins says it, the questions persist.

Hopefully this shuts down the chatter.

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Even though the Ottawa Redblacks are now missing their No. 1 and No. 2 quarterbacks with both Trevor Harris and Drew Tate injured, Burris is not coming back to play. Not now. Not next week. Not next month. Never. End of story.

Burris, who announced his retirement in January, said it earlier this season and he has said it again and again. Desjardins, the Redblacks’ general manager, has also repeatedly said it’s not an option.

“It’s not going to happen,” said Burris, the 42-year-old Grey Cup hero of a year ago whose name was recently added to the Wall of Honour at TD Place stadium. “I’m not coming back. There are multiple reasons. I owe the time to my family. My new team is BellMedia. There’s no need for me to come back.

“It’s not my team. It’s Trevor’s team, it’s Drew’s team, it’s (Ryan Lindley’s) team. It’s time to move on. I finally enjoyed a summer with my family. I’m loving it, being able to be at all my kids’ activities. For me, there’s no looking back. It’s full steam ahead.”