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Decision day is not far off for some players in the Ottawa Redblacks mini-camp.

Canadian Football League rules set a maximum of 75 contracts by May 1, so the Redblacks must release approximately seven players from the group currently in mini-camp at TD Place stadium.

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There were 86 names on the roster at the start of camp, but two young Canadians have been designated as exempt, defensive back Pierre Warren left after a rookie-only session Sunday morning and, according to general manager Marcel Desjardins, kick returner Reggie Dunn has indicated he’s retiring.

“Some things may get expedited if somebody we have been trying to sign for a while all of a sudden reaches out to us in the short-term and tells us he wants to sign, or those type of things,” Desjardins said Monday. “There’s no rush to do it, but we’ll do it (this week).”

Training camp starts with rookies reporting for May 25 and veterans for May 29. Desjardins said the most likely positions for trims include defensive end, running back and, possibly, defensive back and quarterback.

There are five QBs on the field this week: 2015 CFL most outstanding player Henry Burris, free-agent signee Trevor Harris, returnees Danny O’Brien and Brock Jensen, and newcomer Steven Bench.

Desjardins said Redblacks management, scouts and coaches would meet Wednesday “and make most of our decisions based on (mini-camp evaluations) and see where we go from there.”

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