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Instead, he has happily moved on, or in this case, back to a time in his career when he first came into his own as a professional.

“Just Hamilton in general,” he said of what drew him back. “We had a family here when we left and it was getting tight. The organization as a whole, the coaches, the staff, the players, we all started building a brotherhood and that stuck with me when I left to go to the NFL. I always intended to come back. And coach O (Orlondo Steinauer), when he was here before, I said that if I ever played for another team it would be because Coach O left and I would (follow him). Just because he had an impact on my life not just on the field but off the field too.”

Steinauer is back as an assistant head coach this time, not the defensive coordinator he was when Breaux was first here, but that hardly matters to the player who came to cherish his time with the one-time all-star defensive back.

“His energy is contagious,” Breaux said of Steinauer. “He does things the right way. He always wants things to be perfect and it’s not going to be but he wants it as close to that as possible. That is what we are all shooting for. Just being around him is good for me.”

Hamilton wasn’t the only team that came calling when it became apparent Breaux would be available. There were multiple CFL teams, including the defending Grey-Cup champion Argos, that showed interest.

“It was pretty cool, felt like a recruitment process all over again but I’m glad I picked here,” Breaux said in between weight room workouts following Monday’s practice.