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MONTREAL – The Montreal Alouettes announced on Wednesday that the club has signed international defensive tackle Khalif Mitchell to a three-year deal as well as international defensive end Kris Redding to a two-year contract.
Mitchell (6’6”, 316 lbs.) joins as the Alouettes as a free agent following five seasons in the CFL, including four with the BC Lions, which he helped win the Grey Cup in 2011. Very effective in stopping the run, the 29-year old amassed 95 defensive tackles, including 14 sacks, while recovering a fumble during in 61 games in the CFL. He was named a CFL All-star in 2011 as well as in 2013, in the one season where he suited up for the Toronto Argonauts. In five career playoff games, Mitchell made eight defensive tackles, including two sacks. He was credited with one sack in the Lions victory in the 99th Grey Cup.
“Khalif will bring a presence to our interior line that we haven’t had since the days of Adriano Belli and Doug Petersen,” said Alouettes General Manager Jim Popp. “Combine his brute strength and overwhelming size with our current players and we feel it will strengthen one of the better defensive line combinations in the CFL.”
Prior to joining the CFL, the Virginia Beach, VA native spent two seasons on the San Francisco 49ers practice roster following his college career with the East Carolina University Pirates.
Redding (6’04”, 274 lbs.) suited up for the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons in in the NCAA, where he recorded 64 defensive tackles and four quarterback sacks as well as forcing two fumbles in 41 contests. Prior to signing with the Alouettes, the 23-year-old Mableton, GA native had signed with the Detroit Lions as a free agent in 2014. He then played for the Brooklyn Bolts in the Fall Experimental Football League (FEFL).
