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Veteran #AlsMTL offensive lineman Jeff Perrett has been released. — Herb Zurkowsky (@HerbZurkowsky1) January 30, 2017

With the recent addition of quarterback Darian Durant in a trade from Saskatchewan — and after he was signed to a multi-year contract calling for $400,000 next season — the Als are being forced to shed salary.

Perrett, 32, was a likely candidate to be jettisoned. He was due a signing bonus in February, before the start of free agency, and was scheduled to earn well over $200,000 next season.

Perrett, 6-foot-6 and 330 pounds, was selected by the Als in the third-round (24thoverall) of the 2006 Canadian college draft. He dressed for eight games as a rookie the following season before becoming a fixture at right-tackle in 2008.

A two-time Grey Cup champion, Perrett was the East Division’s outstanding lineman in 2014.