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A one point in the video, one of the brothers tells a victim he is going to kill him while he punches and kicks.

Both brothers used to play for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. Darren played from 2005 to 2011, missing one season due to injury and another due to academics, and reaching two Vanier Cups. When he was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as an undrafted free agent, he was listed as 6’1″ and 300 pounds. Darcy was on the squad from 2007 to 2011.

They were also temporarily volunteer high school football coaches in the city.

Huskies head coach Brian Towriss emphasized that years have passed since the brothers were active members of the team, adding he has no idea what their lives have been like since they left the program.

“I’ve seen the video. It’s ugly. It’s obviously not something we condone,” Towriss said.

Saskatoon police spokeswoman Alyson Edwards said this week that police believe all four people involved in the altercation were in the same establishment before the brawl broke out. She said officers responded to the scene initially, but no witness statements were taken.

Edwards said several people contacted police after the video appeared online, and that’s when the investigation began.

The two brothers are former employees at a bar and off-sale near where the assault took place.

Jim Tomas, who now owns the bar and off-sale, which has been rebranded as Thomas the Cook, confirmed earlier this week that both brothers no longer work at the establishment.

“Honestly, they never worked for me. These people are long gone when I took it over … it was never anything to do with our staff or people,” he said.

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