MONTREAL - Darnell Sankey will get a head start on CFL free agency.

According to a league source, the all-star linebacker and Montreal Alouettes have mutually agreed to part ways.

The source spoke on the condition of anonymity as the CFL club had not formally announced the move. But Sankey would become a free agent upon his release.

The hard-hitting Sankey signed a one-year contract with the Alouettes midway through the 2023 season, helping the franchise win its eighth Grey Cup title.

The 31-year-old American then signed a two-year extension in Montreal.

He totalled 101 defensive tackles and two sacks in the regular season this year before the Alouettes fell 25-17 to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Grey Cup game.

In 2024, Sankey had 107 defensive tackles, one sack, one intercepti

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