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Nik Lewis understood change was in the air. As a 13-year Canadian Football League veteran, one who occasionally played on losing teams at Calgary, he knows anyone can be replaced.

He just didn’t think it would be Kevin Glenn, the Alouettes’ starting quarterback.

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“It’s the wrong change. I’ve told them what I thought about the change,” a defiant Lewis said following Wednesday’s practice at Stade Hébert. “I don’t like it, but they pay me to play, and that’s what I’m going to do. They don’t pay me to like things.”

Lewis and Glenn have a history from their days in Calgary. And at age 34, Lewis, three years younger than Glenn, might think he’s an endangered species as well, although he’s the Als’ second-leading receiver and on pace for his first 1,000-yard season since 2012. Indeed, the 5-foot-10, 240-pounder looks like he might play forever.

But this one cut to the heart for Lewis, who believes Glenn deserved a better fate. Glenn, who has thrown six interceptions the last two games, is being replaced by sophomore Rakeem Cato Friday night, when Montreal travels to Vancouver to face the Lions.