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Will Trevor Harris sign a new contract and stay with the Ottawa Redblacks?

Or will he chase the Grey Cup in another CFL city?

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Hold your breath and hang on for the ride in an off-season in which the CFL and CFLPA are trying to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement. We may not have a good handle on where Harris plans to play for another week or so — with CFL free agency beginning Feb. 12. For now, Harris — who says he’s loved his three years in Ottawa — isn’t offering up any clues.

It makes sense for the Redblacks to re-sign the 32-year-old. In fact, it’s almost a must. It also makes sense for Harris to return to the nation’s capital — his familiarity with the offence means he’s likely to remain one of the CFL’s top pass throwers. But the dance between the quarterback and his agent and the Redblacks continues.

Not to sound any alarm bells in RNation, but could he leave? Sure, it’s possible. Football is a business — one where teams have to tiptoe between the lines of a salary cap. And players have to get what they can in a What Have You Done For Me Lately league.