Alouettes won't offer Bowman a contract

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes are parting ways with defensive end John Bowman after 14 CFL seasons.

The team announced Friday that it will not offer the 38-year-old a contract for the 2021 campaign.

The six-foot-three, 250-pound Bowman leads the Alouettes with 134 career sacks, good for sixth all-time in the CFL.

Bowman, a nine-time CFL East all-star and two-time CFL all-star, played 230 games with the Alouettes and helped them win Grey Cups in 2009 and 2010.

"It is never an easy decision to make when you move on from one of the greatest players in the history of your organization," Alouettes general manager Danny Maciocia said in a news release. BOMBERS ADD CORNERBACK WINNIPEG — The Blue Bombers have signed American cornerback Deatrick Nichols. He was most recently with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.

He played for the XFL's Houston Roughnecks in 2020 and led the league with three interceptions before the remainder of the season was cancelled.