Quarterback carousel marks last weekend of pre-season play
The last weekend of CFL football has already kicked off, and already there is a plot line that may have implications on the dogfight that is expected to be the Western Conference.
Matt Nichols non-contact knee injury suffered in practice has put him out for four to six weeks with Winnipeg expecting it to be four weeks. This brought back memories of an injury he suffered while a member of the Edmonton Eskimos in preseason but more importantly, put the spotlight on the back-up position who will now be going for the #1 spot.
The contenders at this point seem to be Alex Ross, former #3 with the BC Lions last year, Chris (Shriveler) Streveler who looked good in Winnipeg’s first preseason game against Edmonton and Bryan Bennett, former Bomber and Rider backup who had a good training camp with the Riders in 2016 but then specialized in throwing interceptions in preseason games.
An interesting twist came last in the day, Thursday, when Hamilton Head Coach June Jones said Vernon Adams Jr. was likely to be traded to either Montreal or Edmonton although Winnipeg would seem to be likelier spot. The problem was apparently Hamilton was looking for a lot bigger return than Edmonton or Montreal were willing to provide and nothing was coming out of Winnipeg.