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On the last Friday of May, Alouettes team doctors determined Michael Klassen, one of the Canadian Football League’s most-promising non-import defensive tackles, wasn’t physically fit to play.

Within days, he was signed by Calgary, passed his physical and was on the field, practising with his hometown team. And now, six weeks later, it still makes little sense to Klassen, who will get the opportunity to face the team that drafted him Friday night at Molson Stadium.

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“You never know what the thoughts are in their minds. There might be other reasons than the medical. Unfortunately, I was on the wrong end of the decision process,” the 6-foot-5, 285-pound Klassen said Thursday, upon the team’s arrival. “I look at their decision as a blessing in disguise.

“Hopefully, I can make some plays and prove to (Calgary) I deserve to be on a professional football team … hopefully put some doubts in people’s minds and show (the Als) maybe this guy was a good player and we’ll miss him,” added the 26-year-old.