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With all the suspense in the rear-view mirror and Dominique Davis named the Ottawa Redblacks starting quarterback to begin the Canadian Football League regular season, Jonathon Jennings isn’t about to let up and coast.

Jennings, who signed as a free agent with the Redblacks in February, has been a starting quarterback; in 2016, he was brilliant with the B.C. Lions, passing for more than 5,000 yards. And maybe he will be a starter again, but, come June 15, when the Redblacks open their season in Calgary, Davis will behind centre.

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“It is what it is,” Jennings said Tuesday. “I’ve been in this business long enough to understand how things go. I’ll come to work every day, I’ll support Dom and bust my tail so, if my opportunity comes, I’ll be ready.

“They obviously trusted Dom to re-sign him and let Trevor (Harris) go. They knew Dom was capable of doing this job. Barring him coming in and completely losing his stuff out here and not doing well in camp, it seemed like he would have a good opportunity (to be the starter).”