The off-season feels like it’s blasting by.

The CFL Combine presented by Anytime Fitness Canada is set for this weekend. We’re just over a month away from the 2026 CFL Draft. And training camps are set to open in less than seven weeks.

As we continue to look ahead to a new season, this week’s Monday Morning Quarterback is looking at four players poised for big bounce-back campaigns in 2026.

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DRU BROWN | QUARTERBACK | OTTAWA REDBLACKS

One of the themes you’ll see this week is injury. All the guys we’re focusing on had their seasons disrupted or prematurely cut short by injury, and Dru Brown is no exception. Brown arrived in Ottawa for the 2024 season with high expectations after building his resume as a backup in Winnipeg the prior three years. And he was a big part of the REDBLACKS returning to the playoffs after a four-year drought.

But much like how things went the team, things didn’t go according to plan for Brown last season. After starting 15 games in his first year with Ottawa, a pair of injuries limited Brown to just nine starts in 2025.........

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