The Montreal Alouettes announced their final roster cuts on Sunday, releasing 19 players. They also announced that 3 players were being placed on the retired list, including WR Nathan Udoh, DB Harrison Daley, and P Michael Horvat.
James Morgan, (A), QB, Florida International
James Morgan completed 4 of his 12 passes for 40 yards with 2 interceptions this past preseason. Last year, he completed 19 of his 31 passes for 195 yards.
Arnaud Desjardins, (N), QB, Laval
Arnaud Desjardins was efficient in the preseason as the Laval product completed 17 of his 22 passes for 131 yards.
Deemer Blankumsee, (A), WR, Memphis
Deemer Blankumsee led released receivers with 7 receptions for 99 yards across the two preseason games.
Tsion Nunnelly, (A), WR, Idaho State
Tsion Nunnelly caught 5 passes for 43 yards in the preseason.
Terique Owens, (A), WR, Missouri State
Terique Owens, son of HoF WR Terrell Owens, had 1 reception for 0 yards on 5 targets during the preseason.
Dalton Stroman, (A), WR, Appalachian State
Dalton Stroman recorded 2 receptions for 13 yards over the two games.
R.J. Perry, (A), OL, South Florida
RJ Perry dressed as a 2nd string right tackle in the first game and first string RT in the second.
Brandon Sneh, (A), OL, Alabama-Birmingham
Brandon Sneh dressed as a third-string right tackle in the first game and as a starting left tackle in the second.
Jakai Moore, (A), OL, North Carolina
Jakai Moore dressed as a third-string left guard in the first game and as a starting right guard in the second.
Damonte Smith, (A), DL, Middle Tennessee
Damonte Smith did not appear on the stats sheet in either game. He was a second-string defensive tackle in both games.
Malick Sylla, (A), DL, Mississippi State
Malick Sylla had 2 tackles in the first preseason game, 1 of which was a shared run stop, and had 1 pressure past a blocker in pass rushing in that game as well.
Bryce Ganious, (A), DL Wake Forest
Bryce Ganious didn’t get on the stats sheet. In the first game, he was in on a shared run stop and had a QB hit in pass rushing.
Desmond Igbinosun, (A), LB, Rutgers
Desmond Igbinosun recorded 5 tackles in Game 2.
Trey Jones III, (A), LB, Texas A&M
Trey Jones III contributed 2 tackles during the preseason.
Lucus Spencer, (N), LS, Bishop’s
It can be hard to make a roster when a team has its previous long snapper returner for their third season in Louis-Philippe Bourassa.
Cyrus McGarrell, (N), DB, Northern Illinois
Cyrus McGarrell recorded 3 tackles and 2 special teams tackles over the preseason.
Thakarius Keyes, (A), DB, Tulane
Keyes recorded 3 tackles and a knockdown in game 1, and a special teams tackle in game 2.
Cale Sanders Jr., (A), DB, SMU
Cale Sanders Jr. recorded 3 tackles over the two preseason games.
Faion Hicks, (A), DB, Wisconsin
Faion Hicks tallied 6 total tackles across the preseason contests.
Montreal also announced that the following players were moved to the practice roster:
Don Callis, (A), DB, Troy
Shakespeare Louis, (N), DB, Southeastern Louisiana
Austin Watkins, (A), WR, Alabama-Birmingham
Shomari Lawrence, (A), RB, Missouri State
Gemon Green, (A), DB, Michigan
Donovan Manuel, (A), LB, Florida International
Kylan Guidry, (A), DL, Western Kentucky
Mark Petry, (G), OL, Syracuse
Reuben Fatheree II, (A), OL, Texas A&M
Zakhari Franklin, (A), WR, Illinois
Liam Talbot, (N), RB, Windsor
Riley MacLeod, (N), LB, Western Ontario
David Perales, (A), DL, Fresno State