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Already a proud player and the Ottawa Redblacks best offensive lineman, left tackle SirVincent Rogers had a little extra motivation on Friday, a week after one of the most disappointing defeats in the franchise’s brief history.

He wanted to have a good game with his favourite girl in the crowd.

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Rogers’ wife, Rachel, who had a health scare after delivering the couple’s fourth child in the winter, was visiting TD Place stadium for the first time this season.

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“She had some heart issues,” Rogers said the day before the game. “She’s doing well. She’s in town for this game, and so I’m looking forward to playing well in front of her.”

Rachel, who teaches English and is head coach of the track team at a Houston high school, had difficulties with her heart when giving birth to SirVincent Jr. in 2015. After being treated, life returned to normal. But, two months after delivering SirChristian on Jan. 11, there more complications. Blood wasn’t flowing properly to her heart.