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WINNIPEG — The CFL’s rumour mill spat out Darian Durant’s name the other day — incorrectly, as it turned out.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ veteran quarterback was mentioned in some reports as a possible fix for the Toronto Argonauts, who have lost starter Ricky Ray for four to six weeks with a fractured rib and partially deflated lung.

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Ray suffered the injuries in Toronto’s 49-36 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Monday. Shortly thereafter, the names of potential replacements started being thrown out by speculative types — and Durant’s name was among them.

The thought was, with the Roughriders’ season going south, that Durant could be available to the Argos. However, the rumours proved to be unfounded.

On Sunday, the Argos acquired quarterback Drew Willy from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for Toronto’s first-round pick in the 2017 CFL draft, the Argos’ third-round pick in the 2018 draft and import defensive back T.J. Heath.