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Non-import receiver Eric Deslauriers, a former first-round draft choice, has turned his back on potential free agency next month.
Instead, Deslauriers on Friday signed a new two-year deal with the Alouettes, it was announced.
The 6-foot-4, 206 pounder returns for a sixth season after being selected seventh overall in the 2006 Canadian Football League draft.
Deslauriers caught six [...]

Anthony Calvillo was honoured on Friday by Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay, who presented the quarterback with a key to the city.
“When I was told, I was embarrassed, blown away and in shock,” Calvillo told reporters, flanked by his wife, Alexia, along with his two daughters.
It was a history-making season for Calvillo, who recently announced his [...]

Alouettes general manager Jim Popp has had informal discussions with Tim Fleiszer, the agent for quarterback Adrian McPherson, about the potential of trading McPherson.
But, Popp stressed, McPherson has not demanded a trade. Nor does this mean the Als are about to part ways with McPherson, who has spent four seasons wth Montreal, backing up Anthony [...]

It probably would have been more surprising had he announced his retirement.
The Alouettes on Monday afternoon posted an announcement on the team’s website, www.montrealalouettes.com, that quarterback Anthony Calvillo will return for the 2012 season.
Calvillo has one year remaining on his contract and had been expected to return. Still, he’s 39, suffered a concussion this season [...]

The Canadian Football League’s players’ association announced its all-star team Thursday night during Grey Cup festivities at Vancouver.
Six Montreal players have been named, including quarterback Anthony Calvillo, who failed to win the league’s most outstanding player award. Nor was Calvillo voted a CFL all-star by members of the Football Reporters of Canada. He lost both [...]