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Calgary Stampeders sign free-agent Canadian linebacker D.J. Lalama

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders signed free-agent Canadian linebacker D.J. Lalama on Wednesday. The six-foot, 222-pound Lalama had 25 tackles, eight special-teams tackles and a sack in 11 regular-season games last year with Montreal.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders signed free-agent Canadian linebacker D.J. Lalama on Wednesday.

The six-foot, 222-pound Lalama had 25 tackles, eight special-teams tackles and a sack in 11 regular-season games last year with Montreal.

Lalama has spent time with both the Alouettes (2017, 2019) and Winnipeg (2019), having accumulated 25 tackles, 19 special-teams tackles and a sack in 33 career regular-season games.

In 2016, the Winnipeg native captured the Presidents' Trophy as Canadian university football's top defensive player while at the University of Manitoba.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 9, 2022.

The Canadian Press