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Xavier Fulton slept in Sunday morning and said he doesn’t own a cellphone.

The Alouettes’ offensive-tackle was unaware of the temporary storm created on social media when he was released because his name was “mistakenly included” in a release of transactions the team dispatched. But his wife fielded a flood of calls.

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“I’ll be honest, I missed a good portion of all that craziness,” he said following Monday’s practice, laughing. “That’s the nature of this business. When that time comes, it comes. But as long as I’m here, I’m going to give everything I have. Make sure I’m on top of my game.”

When the Als legitimately released left offensive-tackle Jovan Olafioye on the day before training camp last month, and then Fulton, who has been practicing with the starting offence most of training camp, it raised eyebrows.

For the record, general manager Kavis Reed on Monday said it was a clerical error that won’t happen again and shouldn’t have occurred. He and the organization apologized to Fulton.