Ottawa Redblacks OL Terran Vaughn and WR Lemar Durant retire

Ottawa Redblacks

The Ottawa Redblacks placed offensive lineman Terran Vaughn and wide receiver Lemar Durant on the retired list on Thursday.

Terran Vaughn is six foot three and weighs 305 pounds. The 29-year-old from Beaumont, Texas, signed with the Redblacks in February. Before Ottawa, Vaughn played ten games for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2022. Vaughn signed with the Roughriders as a free agent in 2017. He played 32 games for Saskatchewan.

Vaughn went undrafted in 2016 and had stints with the Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, and Oakland Raiders. Collegiately, Vaughn played 46 games in four seasons at Stephen F. Austin (2012-15) with 38 starts. He played right guard and received an honorable mention All-Southland Conference in 2014.

Lemar Durant is six foot two and weighs 218 pounds. The 30-year-old from Vancouver, British Columbia, signed with the Redblacks in February. Before Ottawa, Durant made 12 catches for 112 yards, and one touchdown in 11 games for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2022.

The Calgary Stampeders drafted the six-year veteran in the second round (18th pick) in the 2015 CFL Draft out of Simon Fraser. He played four seasons in Calgary with 102 catches for 1,280 yards and eight touchdowns in 51 games.

In 2019, Durant signed with the B.C. Lions. He played two seasons with 81 catches for 1,073 yards and five touchdowns in 23 games.

Collegiately, Durant played three seasons at Simon Fraser (2012-14) with 175 catches for 2,392 yards, 26 touchdowns, four carries for 34 yards, and one touchdown in 23 games for Red Leafs.

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