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Shaw, signed as a free agent in February, was once again receiving first-team reps.

“I had to up my rehab to three times a day,” he said. “I don’t think I’ve ever been out for more than three days, so it was tough. But I’m feeling 100 per cent. I’m anxious.

“It’s good to get back in the groove. It’s all easy when you’re rehabbing and going to meetings and looking at the plays on the board, but it’s a different tempo once you hear it in the huddle.”

Defensive-line rotation planned

The Redbacks have a new wrinkle up their sleeve for the 2017: They plan to use a defensive-line rotation.

“The thing you can definitely read into our D-Line is it’s going to be done by committee,” head coach Rick Campbell said Monday. “We’re going to end up playing … and I’m not kidding … we’re going to have at least seven, probably eight guys who are going to get equal reps in the game. We’re doing that to be fresh in the fourth quarter and be fresh as the weeks go by. We’re less concerned about who’s named the starter and more concerned that we’re going to get it done as a group.”

One new face who will rotate into the lineup is Steven Miller.

“He’s got a high motor, he’s able to get in the backfield and he’s a disruptor, meaning he can play on the other side of the line of scrimmage and cause issues for the offence,” Campbell said. “I think he’s a guy who’ll continue to grow. The CFL’s new to him, but he keeps getting better every day.”

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