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season was the fourth season for the team in the

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. The Redblacks finished in second place in the East Division with an 8–9–1 record and hosted a playoff game for the third consecutive year. The team lost to the

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in the East Semi-Final in a season where

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hosted the

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championship at

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. This was the fourth season with

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and Rick Campbell as

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Off-season

Open Tryout Sessions

On January 15, 2017, the Redblacks announced they would be holding open tryouts across North America during the spring. The dates and locations are listed in the table below:

Coaching Staff

On December 23, 2016 the Redblacks announced they would be bringing back their entire coaching staff from the previous season.

Retirements

On January 24, 2017 starting quarterback Henry Burris officially announced his retirement. Burris joined the Redblacks prior to their inaugural season, and was the team's starting quarterback for the franchise's first two seasons, and then again for portions of the 2016 season, eventually leading the team to victory in the

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game. The retirement pushes Trevor Harris into the starting quarterback role, having acquired him prior to the 2016 season for the purpose of being Burris' successor.

Free-Agency

The 2017 CFL free agency period officially opened at 12:00pm EST on February 14, 2017. Key transactions are listed below:

Retained

Incoming

Departing

CFL draft

The 2017 CFL Draft took place on May 7, 2017. The Redblacks made no trades in the draft and selected last in each of the eight rounds by virtue of winning the

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Training camp

Non-mandatory spring mini-camp was held on April 27–29 at

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. Mini-camp focused on quarterbacks, rookies and new signings. Mandatory training camp began on May 28 and will continue through June 14. Training camp consists of 12 practices, 2 walkthroughs and 1 mock game on June 3. Like in previous seasons the sessions of both the mini-camp and training camp were open for the public to view.

Preseason

Schedule

2017 Schedule
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Regular season

Standings

Schedule

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Post-season

Schedule

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Team

Roster

Coaching staff

References

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