New-look defending champ Argonauts set to open season in Montreal

New-look defending champ Argonauts set to open season in Montreal

Toronto Argonauts head coach Ryan Dinwiddie smiles during a team walk-through ahead of the 111th CFL Grey Cup, in Vancouver, on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024.

The Toronto Argonauts squad head coach Ryan Dinwiddie led to a 2024 Grey Cup win will be vastly different than the one tasked with defending the title.

Toronto visits the Montreal Alouettes on Friday in the season opener for both teams. But the Argos will be minus seven defensive starters, along with quarterback Chad Kelly and rushing leader Ka’Deem Carey.

“I see a new group coming together and building its identity,” Dinwiddie said. “I feel like the new pieces really fit in well and even the young rookies fit into the culture and understand what it is.

“I think we’re d