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The 2019 football season hurt for Ottawa Redblacks defensive back Jonathan Rose.

It wasn’t just what happened on the field — the Redblacks finished as the worst team in the CFL with a 3-15 record — for the 26-year-old Rose, it was the pain he felt in his neck/back.

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While the Redblacks finished off their season Friday night with a 42-32 loss to the Montreal Alouettes, Rose’s season came to a crashing halt July 5, after Ottawa’s third game. He said he was feeling pain — he wasn’t specific about where — and didn’t want to put himself at further risk. He’s hoping his football-playing days aren’t over.

“I don’t think it’s over, but that’s me being hopeful,” said Rose Sunday. “From what I know about it, I think I can play. People who have gone through similar scenarios, they come back and can still play at a high level. I feel like I could play for another five or six more solid years. No doctor has officially told me I’m done. It’s going to be on me and how I feel.”