July 18, 2023

TRANSACTIONS | Elks announce releases

The Edmonton Elks have released Americans Jaylen Hall (WR) and Zane Pope (WR) from the practice roster, the club announced Tuesday.

Hall played last season at Western Kentucky University as a graduate student, while Pope played his senior year at Fresno State University in 2022. Both players signed with the Elks on July 16.

Additionally, the Elks released Global player Wihan van der Reit (K) from the suspended list. The South African kicker was signed by Edmonton on Feb. 28, 2022, and moved to the suspended list May 11, 2022.

Edmonton returns to action on Thursday, when the Elks travel to Winnipeg to take on the Blue Bombers at IG Field. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. MT.


TRANSACTIONS

RELEASED FROM PRACTICE ROSTER

  • Jaylen Hall | WR | AMER | 6’3 | 180 LBS | 1999-03-31 | Macomb, MI | Western Kentucky
  • Zane Pope | WR| AMER | 6’2 | 195 LBS | 1999-02-17 | Moorpark, CA | Fresno State

RELEASED FROM SUSPENDED LIST

  • Wihan van der Riet | GLB | K | 6’1 | 220 LBS | Polokwane Limpopo, South Africa

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