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Redblacks-Lions trade voided after failed medical

Winnipeg Blue Bombers' quarterback Matt Nichols, left, drops the ball as he's hit by B.C. Lions' Maxx Forde, right, and Mic'hael Brooks, back, during the first half of a CFL football game in Vancouver on July 21. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A trade between the Ottawa Redblacks and the B.C. Lions was voided Monday night after a player failed a medical exam.

The player in question is Lions defensive lineman Maxx Forde. The six-foot-five, 280-pound lineman played in all 18 games for the Lions last season and had eight tackles, one sack and two forced fumbles.

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Forde also played in 46 games in his college career for the University of Idaho.

The Redblacks originally sent a sixth-round pick in 2019 and a negotiation list player to B.C. in exchange for Forde.

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