Banishment of Johnny Manziel

On February 27, 2019, Johnny Manziel, a quarterback for the Alouettes in 2018, was permanently banned from playing on any CFL team as a result of what the Alouettes called an unspecified "(contravention of) the agreement which made him eligible to play." Manziel denied any wrongdoing but accepted the banishment, stating he would consider playing options in the United States such as the Alliance of American Football or the XFL.^[8]

Bob Wetenhall relinquishes ownership

On May 31, 2019, Robert C. Wetenhall, the owner of the Alouettes for most of the time since the team relocated from Baltimore in the late 1990s, surrendered control of the Alouettes franchise to the Canadian Football League, which then attempted to sell the franchise to new owners.^[9] Two ownership groups publicly expressed interest in buying the team: Eric Lapointe, a former Alouettes running back;^[10] and Clifford Starke, a 35-year-old medical cannabis entrepreneur.^[11] Lapointe had previously made an offer to Wetenhall in 2017 but was rebuffed; acknowledging that Wetenhall was reluctant to sell the team to him.^[12] Lapointe withdrew his bid in April 2019. Vincent Guzzo met with the CFL in mid-May to submit a purchase bid.^[13]

Foreign drafts

For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe.^[14] Like all other CFL teams, the Alouettes held three non-tradeable selections in the 2019 CFL–LFA Draft, which took place on January 14, 2019. The 2019 European CFL Draft took place on April 11, 2019 where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.^[15][16][17]

CFL draft

The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019.^[18] The Alouettes selected second in each round of the draft by virtue of finishing second-last in the league standings. The club forfeited its first-round selection after selecting Tyler Johnstone in the 2018 Supplemental Draft.^[19] The team also traded away its second-round pick to Hamilton as part of the Ryan Bomben and Jamal Robinson trade.^[20] The Alouettes upgraded their scheduled third-round pick to a second-round pick by trading Tyrell Sutton to the BC Lions and acquired another second-round pick by trading Chris Ackie to the Ottawa Redblacks.^[21][22] The Alouettes re-acquired a third-round selection by trading Vernon Adams to the Saskatchewan Roughriders (who eventually re-joined the Alouettes as a free agent in 2018).^[23]

Schedule

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Standings

Schedule

In the late evening of August 9 at 9:06 pm EDT, a weather delay was declared at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium due to an approaching thunderstorm with intense lightning; the Roughriders were leading the Alouettes 17–10 with 2:41 left in the 3rd quarter. Because the game had not restarted by 10:06 pm EDT and over 7:30 had been played in the 3rd quarter at that point, the 17–10 score was declared final.^[26][27]

In week 11, the Alouettes were the "away" team as they played the Toronto Argonauts in the fourth regular season installment of Touchdown Atlantic in Moncton, New Brunswick.^[28][29]

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Schedule

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Roster

Coaching staff