Marc-Olivier Brouillette welcomes son on playoff Sunday
It wasn’t even a decision for Marc-Olivier Brouillette.
When his wife went into labour Saturday evening, staying by her side was much more important than a football game – even in the playoffs.
“There was no attempt to talk me out of it … family comes first every single time and (the coaches) were on board with that,” Brouillette told reporters in Ottawa on Wednesday.
Brouillette was removed from the Roughriders roster just hours before kickoff against the Redblacks on Sunday which left many people scratching their heads, but it turned out in the wee hours of Sunday morning he became a father for the second time.