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There are times, DeVier Posey said, when he contemplates what might have been had he not suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon — a serious injury — in 2013, his rookie season with the Houston Texans, during a playoff loss to New England.

“I think about it all the time. Who’s to say?” the veteran receiver, in his first season with the Alouettes, said Wednesday following practice. “But the journey I’ve had has led me to a championship, to a Grey Cup MVP and to here.

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“It’s OK. Things have worked out.”

Posey, 29, returns to the Als lineup for Saturday’s game at Calgary after missing the last three contests with a calf injury. His return might have been delayed another week, but after B.J. Cunningham underwent season-ending surgery on his fractured wrist this week, Montreal could certainly utilize Posey’s deep threat and big-play ability.

The 6-foot-2, 210-pounder was a third-round draft choice of the Texans in 2012 after playing collegiately at Ohio State. In 26 games with Houston over three seasons, he caught 22 passes for 272 yards.