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The door to seeing Tiger-Cats quarterback Zach Collaros in an Argos uniform next season has opened a little wider.

Fresh off leading Toronto to a thrilling 27-24 win over Calgary in Sunday’s CFL championship game, Ricky Ray is contemplating retirement.

Ray is 38 and is the only starting quarterback to win four Grey Cup titles.

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His legacy, as one of the league’s best all-time players, was cemented years ago, and if Sunday was Ray’s last game, it was the cherry on top of his Hall of Fame career.

Ray is set to become a free agent and says if he does return it would likely be with the Double Blue.

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But if he does exit from the sport this off-season it would create a massive ripple effect throughout the league.

With apologies to Argos QB’s Cody Fajardo, Jeff Matthews and McLeod Bethel-Thompson, Toronto will be looking to make a splash acquisition to keep their Grey Cup momentum — and chances in 2018 — alive.

Enter Zach Collaros, the highest paid backup pivot, who was benched by Hamilton for the last half of 2017 following a winless first half of the season.

With former NFL signal caller Johnny Manziel on the cusp of joining the black and gold, and the improved play of soon-to-be free agent Jeremiah Masoli down the stretch, Ticats fans might as well start the Collaros to Toronto countdown clock.

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