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Federkeil, meanwhile, won’t have to go under the knife and may be back before season’s end.

“We’re confident with the five guys we’re putting out there and the sixth guy we’ll determine that shortly,” said offensive line coach Pat DelMonaco, who, along with Williams could turn to international Andre Ramsey and nationals Paul Swiston, Derek Wiggan and possibly 2015 top draft pick Karl Lavoie, who has been sidelined with a shoulder injury.

“We have Garry and Rams there to fill the void and we’ll see how tomorrow’s practice goes,” head coach/GM John Hufnagel said of the left tackle position. “We only really have one day of full-speed practice and we’ll make a decision.”

At Wednesday’s abbreviated workout, Williams manned left tackle, next to Shane Bergman at left guard, centre Pierre Lavertu, second-year man Brad Erdos at right guard and Spencer Wilson at right tackle.

If necessary, defensive lineman Quinn Smith is the next guy in line for O-line duty (where he filled in admirably on Monday night), followed by Junior Turner.

“The biggest thing is the guys competed,” DelMonaco said. “Guys had to move around, shuffle around. Spencer played three spots, Erdos played two spots. Guys had to talk, make sure they weren’t just worried about themselves. We handled it well as a group. I think we did what we needed to do.

“We work with Quinn before pre-practice every day for 10 minutes. Quinn was ready. The guys that are still on the field are doing a great job communicating with him. Quinn did a great job; he did exactly what we expected him to do.”