Khalif Mitchell signs 3-year, free-agent deal with Alouettes

The Montreal Alouettes signed veteran defensive tackle Khalif Mitchell to a three-year contract Wednesday.

The six-foot-six, 316-pound Mitchell is entering his sixth Canadian Football Leagueseason. He spent four years with the B.C. Lions,helping them win the 2011 Grey Cup, and played with the Toronto Argonauts in 2013.

Mitchell, 29, has registered 14 sacks in 61 career CFL games, being named a league all-star in 2011 and '13.

"Khalif will bring a presence to our interior line that we haven't had since the days of Adriano Belli and Doug Petersen," Alouettes GM Jim Popp said in a statement. "Combine his brute strength and overwhelming size with our current players and we feel it will strengthen one of the better defensive line combinations in the CFL."

Montreal also signed defensive end Kris Redding to a two-year contract. The six-foot-four, 274-pound Redding spent time with the NFL's Detroit Lions and Brooklyn Bolts of the Fall Experimental Football League (FEFL).