I understand that “hot offensive linemen trade talk” is not the sexiest of topics, but Dejon Allen traded from the Toronto Argonauts to the BC Lions is massive news.

I can count on one hand the number of linemen who have had a bigger impact in the CFL recently and trust me, I will have fingers left. He helped anchor the best offensive line in football and was a big part of the Argonauts winning two Grey Cups in three years.

Normally a team’s offence takes a dip when the starting quarterback is lost, yet Toronto did a lot of winning with McLeod Bethel-Thompson, Chad Kelly and Nick Arbuckle, who was your 2024 Grey Cup MVP.

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This is a huge trade especially for a Lions team that allowed a league-worst 43 sacks and have turned their attention to........

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