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Esks headed back to Florida; CFL examining pass interference review
For the second year in a row, the Edmonton Eskimos are headed back to Florida. The team announced this morning that they’ll head to Bradenton, Florida, for a camp from April 23 to 25. The camp will be...
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Who is Phillip Lolley and will he factor into the Eskimos season?
Officially, and for all intents and purposes, Chris Jones is the Edmonton Eskimos’ defensive co-ordinator for the 2014 season. The words come from Jones’ boss himself, Eskimos general manager Ed...
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Esks add a pair of imports, release Godding
Myron Lewis and James Kirkendoll are the newest Edmonton Eskimos. The club announced on Monday that it has signed Lewis, a six-foot-two, 203-pound, 27-year-old defensive back, along with Kirkendoll, a...
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Eskimos sign lanky defensive end
The Edmonton Eskimos have added some height to their defensive line, in signing six-foot-six, 234-pound defensive end Willie Jefferson. The 23-year-old played his college football at Stephen F. Austin...
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Eskimos add non-import defensive end Cameron Sheffield
Just two weeks out from their mini-camp in Florida, the Edmonton Eskimos have added another body to their roster. The Eskimos announced on Tuesday that they have signed non-import defensive end Cameron...
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Eskimos sign local WR Anthony Barrett
The Edmonton Eskimos bumped up their local content on Friday, signing junior football player Anthony Barrett to a contract. Barrett, 22, spent the last five seasons playing for the Edmonton Huskies and...
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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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Eskimos make their first cut of training camp
In the same way that sports announcers say it isn’t a playoff series until each team loses at home, you could say that it’s not really a training camp until a team makes its first in-camp cut. The...
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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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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 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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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/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 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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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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