MONTREAL - Darnell Sankey is getting a head start on CFL free agency.

The Montreal Alouettes announced they released the all-star linebacker Thursday. According to a league source, the two sides mutually agreed to part ways.

Sankey was scheduled to become a free agent in February.

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.

“I’d like to thank Darnell for all the work he’s done for us on and off the field over the last few years,” general mana

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