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Esks LB Eric Samuels out of hospital after leaving game on a stretcher
MONTREAL — Eric Samuels’ scary exit from Friday’s game against the Montreal Alouettes seems to have avoided any further dark turns. The Edmonton Eskimos linebacker collided with players on special...
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Esks depth charts and a day of ice bucket challenges
If you haven’t seen them already, here are links to Edmonton’s and Ottawa’s depth charts ahead of Friday’s game. Some notables from the Esks chart: - Mike Miller’s leg injury in Gatineau on Tuesday was...
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Week 8 CFL picks with Gregory Alexandre
So this is how it feels to play against the Eskimos. I’ve been able to stick with the Esks in our head-to-head series this season and at times, that may have given me a false confidence. Like many of...
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McCoil and Steele team up to win CFL player of the week honours, plus new...
Two components of a fine-tuned defensive machine were recognized by the Canadian Football League on Tuesday morning, as linebacker Dexter McCoil and defensive lineman Eddie Steele were named defensive...
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A wrapped Mike Reilly takes part in Esks practice; Fred Stamps back too
Mike Reilly’s thumb injury isn’t serious enough to keep him out of practice, but the Esks’ QB did get onto the field this morning with a noticeably different look. Reilly wore a protective black wrap...
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Esks list Reilly as starting QB, but uncertainty looms over Labour Day game
The sun will have been sitting in the sky for more than four hours by the time the Edmonton Eskimos leave for Calgary on Sunday. The morning chill that settled in over the team’s early walkthrough...
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Poll: Love it or leave it? Esks unveil signature uniforms
Accidental references to the Calgary Stampeders aside, the Edmonton Eskimos are the last pony to cross the line in the Canadian Football League’s signature uniform series. The team unveiled its...
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Adarius Bowman named CFL’s offensive player of the month for August
This time around, it’s Adarius Bowman’s turn for a monthly award win. The Canadian Football League announced on Wednesday morning that the Edmonton Eskimos’ slotback is its offensive player of the...
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With all that’s rotten in the NFL, should fans be switching off?
The NFL has left its fans in an awful situation. The Ray Rice incident, and now the news that NFL executives were sent the tape of the assault by law enforcement officers, shows the league’s appalling...
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Esks lose Shamawd Chambers to knee injury
Twelve games could be all that Shamawd Chambers will get with the Edmonton Eskimos this season. The team placed the third-year receiver on the six-game injured list on Thursday morning, after he...
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Ed Hervey on Mike Reilly’s foot injury: There’s reason to be concerned
He hasn’t been ruled out of Sunday’s playoff game yet, but it’s not looking good for Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly. Speaking with 630 CHED’s Morley Scott on Monday night, Eskimos general...
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Eskimos announce Nichols as starter for Sunday vs Riders; Reilly available
The Edmonton Eskimos appear to have some clarity at the quarterback position ahead of Sunday’s playoff game with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The club announced on Wednesday morning that Matt Nichols...
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Dexter McCoil finalist for CFL rookie of the year; only Eskimo on final ballot
The battle for Canadian Football League rookie of the year boils down to a pair of defensive players. Edmonton Eskimos linebacker Dexter McCoil is the West’s nominee for the award. He’s up against...
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The Twilight End Zone: What if the Eskimos are running the ultimate trick play?
As much as I hate to admit this kind of stuff, I’m something of a conspiracy theorist. The root of my problem lies in the combination of subjecting myself to an endless stream of syndicated crime...
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Most Outstanding Quote: Odell Willis
In the midst of a career year, it’s been something of a down week for Odell Willis. As the CFL awards nominees have been named first from each team, then out of both divisions in the league, Willis...
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John White one of three Esks named CFL players of the week
Coming off of an 18-10 playoff win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sunday, three Edmonton Eskimos have been named Canadian Football League players of the week. John White is the CFL’s top...
View ArticleEskimos young-gun quarterback out to shoot holes in the B.C. Lions’ defensive...
As the Edmonton Eskimos prepare to welcome the B.C. Lions to Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday night, the focus first goes to the quarterbacks. Mike Reilly, the Eskimos’ starting quarterback, is in...
View ArticleEdmonton Eskimos Game Day
Left guard Miles Mason and centre Alexander Krausnick will get their first starts for the Eskimos on Sunday. Mason only signed with the team on Tuesday and Krausnick is in for the first time after...
View ArticleEdmonton Eskimos set for another awkward dance with Argos’ Ray
In the wake of the end of a relationship, it’s the post-mortem get-togethers that are the hardest things to deal with. The run-ins at parties; the crossing of paths at the grocery store; the accidental...
View ArticleMacKinnon: Time for Eskimos to gut it out together, clean up mess they’ve...
The Edmonton Eskimos have been responsible, noble even, in owning their mistakes, their foibles, their losses so far this frustrating 1-6 CFL season. This has been acutely true of the last three...
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