It appears that defensive back Lorenzo Burns will play his first game as a starter with the Montreal Alouettes this Saturday in Toronto.
Burns, five feet eleven, 185 pounds, took part Thursday at Hébert stadium in Saint-Léonard, in a third training in a row within the first defensive unit of coordinator Noel Thorpe. It appears he will be used in place of Nafees Lyon among the starters.
Burns, 26, was hired on September 9. First inserted into the team’s practice squad, he participated in last Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Redblacks, making a tackle.
It also seems more and more likely that Quebec safety Marc-Antoine Dequoy will make a return to the game.
After suffering a concussion in the game against the British Columbia Lions, Dequoy missed the game against the Calgary Stampeders. After participating in training sessions last week in preparation for the game in Ottawa, Dequoy was finally scratched from the lineup.
The Alouettes’ No. 24 indicated Tuesday that it was not a preventive measure and that he had to comply with the requirements of the CFL concussion protocol. After taking part in his team’s three training sessions this week, it seems that he will be at his post against the Argos (7-7).
The Alouettes (11-2-1) could clinch first place in the East with a victory this Saturday, 7 p.m., at BMO Field. The team could already be crowned before starting the game if the Rouge et Noir lose to the Saskatchewan Roughriders earlier in the afternoon.
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