Analysis: Redblacks’ trade of Mauldin IV while still in playoff contention perplexingBy Canadian Press on September 30, 2025. The Ottawa Redblacks’ decision to deal veteran defensive lineman Lorenzo Mauldin IV is indeed perplexing. Ottawa made the move before the CFL trade deadline (3:59 p.m. The Redblacks certainly don’t control their playoff destiny. Trading Mauldin certainly doesn’t help either head coach Bob Dyce or first-year defensive co-ordinator William Fields heading into weekend action.