Last year we launched TSN’s NFL Team Canada for the very first time, an all-22 depth chart completely filled by players who grew up playing football in this country.

We did it because last season marked the first time every spot on offence and defence could be filled by a Canadian National Football League player.

There were 37 Canadians on NFL rosters at the outset of last year’s training camp, but that number dipped to 36 when quarterback Nathan Rourke was released early on, first by the New York Giants and then a short while later by Atlanta.

The most important piece of our jigsaw puzzle was gone, leaving our depth chart incomplete.

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