Every year, as we creep closer to Division Finals weekend, the CFL puts a muzzle on all major announcements — hirings, firings, player signings and more — from the Thursday before and continuing through Grey Cup week until Monday after the championship game.

The rule is simple: don’t let anything distract from the final two teams.

Knowing this, I was waiting for the noise to finally ramp up after a couple of quiet days this week. Finally, the news I was waiting for broke Wednesday afternoon and it did not disappoint.

The Ottawa Redblacks made major headlines by hiring Ryan Dinwiddie as their new general manager and head coach.

Dinwiddie leaves the Toronto Argonauts with one year remaining on his contract. This wasn’t an issue, as the promotion to GM aligns with the league policy on car

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