Article content

Henry Burris didn’t think much of it when he sent out a tweet, then another, then another on Sunday.

The message: “You can’t take the leadership of a team away and expect the same results.”

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Burris shows up at Redblacks practice, jokes with ex-teammates Back to video

The fallout: A Twitter firestorm with Redblacks fans and maybe some of the team’s players reading plenty into what the 42-year-old quarterback who led his team to a Grey Cup win in 2016 had to say.

READ: Retired QB Henry Burris says losing Redblacks lacking leadership

And, on Monday, Burris showed up at practice, the first one he has been to this year.

Redblacks GM Marcel Desjardins talked to reporters at the beginning of practice: “I’m not even going to comment on it. What’s the point? What’s there to say? It’s not factual. We have a lot of leaders on this team, starting with Trevor (Harris), SirVincent (Rogers), (Brad) Sinopoli, (Greg) Ellingson, Pat Lavoie, Jon Gott — you can go on and on and on.

“I’m sure I’ll see (Burris) and we’ll have a discussion over it and we’ll go from there.”