Sione Teuhema to make Ottawa Redblacks debut against Alouettes

Photo: B.C. Lions. Photo edit: 3DownNation.

The Ottawa Redblacks will have Sione Teuhema in the lineup when they visit the Montreal Alouettes on Thursday night. The team released its official depth chart on Wednesday morning.

The six-foot-four, 245-pound defender signed with the team earlier this month and was initially placed on the practice roster. He will dress in a depth role at defensive end behind Habakkuk Baldonado and Jessie Evans.

The 30-year-old dressed for the first two regular-season games with the B.C. Lions earlier this year, recording two defensive tackles. He was cut in June.

Teuhema has played 58 career CFL regular-season games, making 110 defensive tackles, seven special teams tackles, and 25 sacks.

The Redblacks have also made a change in their secondary, as Dionté Ruffin (hamstring) has been moved to the six-game injured list.

King Ambers, the team’s eighth-round pick in the 2025 CFL Draft, will move from field-side cornerback to field-side halfback to start in his place. Benny Sapp III, who signed with the team earlier this week, is listed in a depth role behind Ambers.

Eric Cumberbatch, a local product from the University of Ottawa, will start at field-side cornerback. This will be the first career start for the 23-year-old, who has made one defensive tackle and two special teams tackles through 16 career regular-season games.

Canadian defensive linemen Charlie Parks (bicep) and Muftah Ageli (hamstring) have been placed on the six-game injured list, while Global tight end Jevoni Robinson (hip) has been moved to the one-game injured list.

Ottawa leads the CFL with 17 players on the six-game injured list.

Middle linebacker Nyles Morgan is listed as a game-time decision due to a hamstring injury that limited him in practice this week. The 30-year-old has made 42 defensive tackles and one sack this season, and had only just returned to the lineup last week due to a broken hand.

Fellow linebacker Josh Connor, the team’s eighth-round pick in the 2026 CFL Draft out of Wilfrid Laurier, has been promoted from the practice roster to fill a depth role.

The Redblacks have lost 15 straight games, setting a modern CFL record for longest losing skid. They have also become just the tenth team in CFL history to begin a season 0-9.

The team is 0-2 against the Alouettes this season, losing 37-35 on June 28 in Montreal, and 34-13 on July 31 in Ottawa.

The Ottawa Redblacks (0-9) will visit the Montreal Alouettes (8-1) at Percival Molson Stadium on Thursday, August 20 with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EDT. Last week, the Redblacks extended their modern CFL record losing streak to 15 games, while the Alouettes were on bye.

The weather forecast in Montreal calls for 23 degrees and a mix of sun and cloud. The game will be broadcast on TSN and RDS in Canada, CBS Sports Network in the United States, and CFL+ internationally. Radio listeners can tune-in on TSN 1200 in Ottawa or TSN 690 (English) or 99.5 Montreal (French) in Montreal.

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