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Adarius Bowman is only two years removed from one of the greatest seasons recorded by a Canadian Football League receiver. And yet, only last month, he was traded to the Alouettes by Winnipeg for a conditional eighth-round draft choice — basically given away.

Did Montreal inherit a receiver who was once, and could still become, great? Or were they sold a bill of goods, one reportedly making $140,000 this season?

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The answer to that question will begin unfolding Saturday night, when Bowman is expected to make his Als debut against the Ottawa Redblacks at TD Place. At 6-foot-3, and 215 pounds, he could provide quarterback Johnny Manziel with a much-needed large target and assist in the CFL rookie’s assimilation of Montreal’s offence.

Manziel was intercepted four times in the first half last Friday in his Als debut against Hamilton during a 50-11 defeat.

“I’m not afraid to take on the challenge … being in the right place for Johnny,” Bowman, a 33-year-old in his 11th CFL season, said Wednesday. “I look at myself as that true veteran. Johnny’s been around, but he’s also kind of a rookie. He’s definitely a rookie up here, although I don’t treat him like one.