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When Stefan Logan got dumped by the Montreal Alouettes a bit less than a month ago, he says he knew he’d get another opportunity.

The banged-up Ottawa Redblacks — with punt/kickoff returners DeVonte Dedmon and Rafael Araujo-Lopes getting MRIs to determine the severity of injuries suffered in Saturday’s 16-12 loss to the Edmonton Eskimos — will give the 38-year-old return specialist/running back that opportunity. It’s likely he will be returning kicks in Ottawa’s next game — Saturday afternoon at home against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

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“When (GM) Marcel (Desjardins) called, I was actually on the way to take my boat to the the shop (in Miami) to get it fixed so I could get out on the water,” said Logan. “I was eager to get back and play football. You’re sitting at home waiting, doing your best to stay positive, staying focused. I knew the call was coming, I just didn’t know when.”

Photo by John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette

Logan has been there, done that a few times over. He began his CFL career in B.C. in 2008 — as a running back, he had 122 carries for 889 yards. In 2009, he played for the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers, primarily as a kickoff/punt return guy (he had 1,466 kickoff return yards). He did the same for the Detroit Lions from 2010-12. In 2010, he had 1,448 kickoff return yards with a touchdown. He returned to the CFL in 2013 and he was with B.C. for two years. He played for the Alouettes from 2015-19. In 2016, he had 1,162 yards on 86 punt returns, for a terrific average of 13.50.