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Defensive back Jeff Richards, who won a Grey Cup with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2016, is back in Canada after a couple of seasons in the National Football League.

Richards signed with the Toronto Argonauts on Monday.

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So much has changed since Richards’ last Canadian Football League game: the Redblacks’ 39-33 overtime win over the Calgary Stampeders for a title on Nov. 27, 2016. Richards, who turned 29 Jan. 3, is married (to Cassondra), and their first child is expected next month.

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“I’m excited for it. I can’t wait to be a dad, man,” Richards said. “I feel like we did it the right way. Me and my wife got married last March.”

There’s also the two-plus years of NFL experience for Richards, who was with the Redblacks during the 2015 and 2016 seasons. In 2017, he was with the Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Chargers. In 2018, he was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and finished the season with the Chargers. He was waived by L.A. at the end of August.