The Ottawa Redblacks placed linebacker Jovan Santos-Knox (Knee) on the six-game injured list on Wednesday according to the CFL Transactions page.
Jovan Santos-Knox is six foot two and weighs 233 pounds. The 30-year-old from Waterbury, Connecticut, made 53 tackles, two sacks, and one interception in 10 games for the Redblacks in 2024.
Santos-Knox signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2017 after a successful tryout. He played two seasons in Winnipeg with 130 tackles, 20 tackles on special teams, eight sacks, and two interceptions in 34 games, of 26 were starts. Next, he signed with the Edmonton Eskimos (now Elks) in 2019 making 13 tackles, one tackle on special teams, and one sack in three games, of which two were starts.
After Edmonton, Santos-Knox signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on February 6, 2021. He played two seasons in Hamilton with 177 tackles (177 solo), two sacks, and one interception in 31 games. In 2022, he was named a CFL East All-Star.
The Ottawa Redblacks signed Santos-Knox as a free agent on February 7, 2023. He missed six games of the 2023 season due to an ankle injury but finished the season making 64 tackles, and three sacks in 12 games.
Collegiately, Santos-Knox played four seasons at the University of Massachusetts (2012-15) with 338 tackles (117 solo, 338 assists), 24.5 tackles for loss, six sacks, two interceptions, 13 pass breakups, five forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries in 46 games for the Minutemen.
