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Paris Cotton didn’t exactly let himself go.

Released by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers over the off-season, the diminutive running back took out his frustration in the gym.

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So when the Calgary Stampeders came calling, all he had to do was grab his cleats and get on a plane.

“We own a gym back home called Xtreme Fitness,” the shredded 5-foot-9, 179-lb. personal trainer said.

“You’re always going to be in shape working at a gym.

“It was a perfect business to be doing while I was waiting for football.”

Cotton was one of four backs that attempted to catch Dickenson’s eye at a spring camp in Florida.

Current kick returner Roy Finch and since-released Lache Seastrunk earned camp invites out of the deal.

Cotton continued to wait.

And, obviously, work out.

“There is no off-season,” Cotton said after he practised with the Stamps for the first time.

“I was focusing more on business but I obviously got that itch.”