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The Montreal Alouettes have released Canadian offensive lineman Jesse Gibbon, the team has confirmed to 3DownNation. The move appeared on the CFL’s transactions page on Monday.
The 29-year-old spent the last three years with the Alouettes, winning the Grey Cup in 2023 and dressing for 47 regular-season games. He was acquired through a trade with the Edmonton Elks in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2024 CFL Draft, which was later used on Canadian fullback Bradley Hladik.
The native of Hamilton, Ont. was originally the second-overall pick in the 2019 CFL Draft by his hometown Tiger-Cats. He dressed for 43 regular-season games with the team over three seasons before being traded to the Elks in 2022 in exchange for offensive lineman David Beard and a swap of 2023 CFL Draft picks.
In total, the University of Waterloo product has dressed for 86 career regular-season CFL games.
The Montreal Alouettes recently selected Arkansas tight end Rohan Jones with their first-round pick in the 2026 CFL Draft, though he is currently under contract with the Los Angeles Rams. The team’s other major offseason additions include quarterback Dustin Crum, receiver Jerreth Sterns, and returner DeVonte Dedmon.
All CFL training camps are scheduled to open on May 10. The team will play its first preseason game against the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday, May 22 and its first regular-season game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday, June 4.
In 2025, Montreal finished second in the East Division standings with a 10-8 record and beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Final before losing the 112th Grey Cup to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
