Dru Brown is being shut down.

Officially eliminated from playoff contention with three games remaining on their schedule, the Ottawa Redblacks have decided to shelf their oft-injured No. 1 quarterback for the rest of the season.

Backup Dustin Crum will start Sunday’s game in Montreal.

Matt Shiltz, who hasn’t played since he was picked off three times in a Week 2 loss to the Alouettes, will also be available. It’s expected that Tyrie Adams, whose last appearance was in 2023, will also suit up.

Brown, who has started nine and finished six of Ottawa’s 15 games, returned from a knee injury that kept him out for than a month when the Redblacks faced the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Oct. 3 with their playoff hopes hanging by a thread.

After throwing his third interception of the night in the

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