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There was no practice on Sunday, but that didn’t mean it was a day without news from the Ottawa Redblacks.

The Canadian Football League team released three rookies from its roster: fullback Jefferson Court, long snapper/linebacker Tanner Doll and offensive lineman Alexandre Laganière.

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All three had been selected in the Canadian Football League college draft in May.

Tanner (University of Calgary) and Laganière (Montreal) had both been on the Redblacks’ practice roster since the end of training camp, but it had been expected that they would be released at some point so they could return to school for their final season of Canadian Interuniversity Sport eligibility.

Court (Utah State), who has exhausted his National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility, had been on the active roster for the past two games: a 27-16 victory against the B.C. Lions and Thursday’s 46-17 loss against the Edmonton Eskimos.

The Redblacks play host to the Eskimos at TD Place stadium on Friday night.