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After signing a bundle of receivers, the Ottawa Redblacks have accumulated a half-dozen quarterbacks to throw them the football. Along the way the team has signed five players named Johnson.

The team reached these lofty numbers on Thursday with the announcement of the signing of a 22-year-old from the University of Montana, who is a quarterback named Jordan Johnson.

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General manager Marcel Desjardins said it was likely that all six quarterbacks, including presumed starter Henry Burris, would be in Ottawa for the spring mini-camp at TD Place stadium on April 27-29.

However, it’s also more likely than not that at least one will be released between mini-camp and the start of training camp, scheduled for May 31. There are only so many practice reps available, and the Redblacks will play their preseason games against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes on June 8 and 13.

“We would go to camp with five, certainly, probably not with six,” Desjardins said. “Four is the optimal number in terms of (practice) reps.”