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Only five players from the original Redblacks team are still with the club, and you bet they can feel the pain of that 2-16 first season.

Of course, they also know the glory that has come since. Namely, being one win away from going to their third Grey Cup game in four years.

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Now, the CFL is a nine-team league, but the success the Redblacks have already had in the first half-decade of their existence is unheard of in pro sports.

“I think In 50 years from now, it’s going to be looked at as one of the greatest starts of a football program,” defensive back Antoine Pruneau said Thursday. “I hope I stay here for 10 years and we can win a whole lot of Grey Cups.”

Pruneau and offensive guard Nolan MacMillan — both of whom are coming off the injured list just in time for Sunday’s Eastern final against the Hamilton Ticats — are two of the five original Redblacks. The others are offensive lineman Jon Gott, defensive lineman Andrew Marshall and defensive lineman/special teams ace Nigel Romick.