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CFL releases fact and fiction email over labour dispute
The Canadian Football League had stayed silent for the last few months in their negotiations with the CFLPA toward a new CBA. That all changed last week with commissioner Mark Cohon making the talks...
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The CFLPA’s latest offer in CBA negotiations with the CFL; CFL responds with...
In the latest public disclosure of one side’s offer in the ongoing (seemingly never-ending) CBA negotiations (or lack thereof), the CFLPA has ponied up. The PA is claiming that the league took a couple...
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Esks make a big addition to D-line
Earlier this week, Edmonton Eskimos’ offensive line coach Jonathan Himebauch spoke about the SPF abilities of his offensive linemen, noting that he doesn’t need sunscreen when he’s working with his...
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Esks open Day 7 of camp by cutting DB Desmond Marrow
On the seventh day, the Eskimos made their second cut of training camp. Gone this morning, ahead of the team’s 11 a.m. practice/fan day scrimmage, is 26-year-old defensive back Desmond Marrow. The...
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Notes from Esks fan day
Saturday’s fan day marked the fourth one I’ve covered on the Eskimos beat and I can easily say I’ve never covered one like this. Truthfully, I’ve never seen a week like the one this team has had....
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Reports suggest CFL and CFLPA have a tentative deal on CBA
It’s looking like the CFL will start its season on time. Reports out of Toronto are that the CFL and its Players Association have found a common ground in their ongoing battle to hammer out a new...
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“Why would you not want that?” Mike Reilly on the CFL not taking on sideline...
As players across the CFL absorbed the ins and outs of their proposed agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement on Sunday, Mike Reilly was thinking about last season. Reilly remembers the...
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Esks make a cut ahead of Friday’s preseason game; sign a new DL
The Edmonton Eskimos’ roster is still swelling ahead of Friday’s preseason game against the B.C. Lions, but they’re one body lighter on Thursday morning. The Eskimos announced the release of linebacker...
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QB Jacory Harris among 10 cuts made by Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos’ roster is beginning to take shape. The team announced 10 cuts Sunday morning, after playing its first preseason game on Friday night. On the heels of their 14-11 loss to the B.C....
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Bodog picks BC to win the 2014 Grey Cup; Esks 9/1 odds
The betting gods have spoken and their top pick to win the 2014 Grey Cup is…kind of surprising. Bodog.ca has released its picks to win the Grey Cup this year and its No. 1 choice is the host B.C....
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Esks depth chart for Friday’s game against the Riders
The Eskimos’ depth chart is up (click here to download) and there are a few notable absences from the team’s final preseason game tomorrow night against the Riders. Slotback Fred Stamps, receiver...
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Esks practice roster announced
In the wake of making their final cuts, the Edmonton Eskimos announced their practice roster on Sunday morning. Defensive tackle Gregory Alexandre, former Edmonton Huskies wide receiver Anthony Barrett...
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Week 1 CFL picks, with Mike Reilly
The CFL season kicks off on Thursday night in Winnipeg, with Ricky Ray and the Argos taking on the Bombers. As moderately successful as I was in making picks last year (43-29), I wanted to mix things...
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Esks depth chart, CFL/PA partner with You Can Play and more
The Eskimos’ depth chart came out this morning and there’s a notable name not in the defence. Will linebacker J.C. Sherritt won’t suit up on Saturday against the B.C. Lions, with rookie Dexter McCoil...
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Esks depth chart, Shamawd Chambers vs Simoni Lawrence and CFL Week 2 picks...
Some notables from the Eskimos’ depth chart, which is available for download here: It looks like Chris Rwabukamba’s temporary gig as starting free safety has the chance to take on a more permanent...
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Esks depth chart and Week 3 CFL picks with Adarius Bowman
It’s walkthrough day for the Eskimos, so that means we should have a steady (but not quite steadily) updated stream of info coming through on both the Esks and the visiting Ottawa Redblacks, who are...
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Esks game day reading: Jim Barker and Kent Austin on transitioning into new...
Earlier this week I wrote a story about Esks coach Chris Jones and what a first-year head coach might go through. The version that ran was a little bit shorter than what I’d originally written, so here...
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Esks and Bombers depth charts posted
Much like in Edmonton, it’s a warm and sunny day here in Winnipeg, which makes for a fitting setting for a pair of 3-0 teams to battle it out for the best record in the CFL. Before that, though, we...
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Esks/Stamps depth charts and game day info
The Eskimos’ depth chart for tomorrow night’s game against the Calgary Stampeders is available and there’s only one substantial move on the roster. Marcus Howard’s broken thumb has predictably landed...
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Esks add a pair to practice roster
The Eskimos roster grew by two players on Tuesday, with the addition of receiver Marcus Rucker and linebacker Patrick Trahan. Both internationals were placed on the team’s practice roster. Rucker, 24...
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