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News May 11, 2024

Elks make moves prior to main camp

EDMONTON —  The Edmonton Elks announced releases on Saturday as the club continues preparing for the 2024 CFL season.

Edmonton will hold its first practice of main camp Sunday at Commonwealth Stadium.

The Elks will play their first preseason game on Saturday, May 25, when they host the Saskatchewan Roughriders at Commonwealth Stadium.

TRANSACTIONS

RELEASED:

  • Markail Benton ​ | AMER | LB | 6’2 | 230 LBS | 1998-10-20| Phenix City, AL | Jacksonville State
  • Hunter Brown | NAT | WR | 6’1 | 211 LBS | 1999-04-28 | Brampton, ON | Carleton
  • Kaleb Eleby | AMER | QB | 6’1 | 210 LBS | 2000-03-13 | Maryland Heights, MO | Western Michigan
  • Jalen Green | AMER | DB | 6’1 | 200 LBS | 1999-03-03 | Houston, TX | Mississippi State
  • Charles Headen III | AMER | WR | 5’11 | 198 LBS | 1998-01-07 | Philadelphia, PA | Southern Methodist
  • Brian Herrien | AMER | RB | 6’0 | 210 LBS | 1998-02-07 | Douglasville, GA | Georgia
  • Lyndell Hudson II | AMER | OL | 6’5 | 325 LBS | 2000-04-14 | Brooksville, FL | Florida
  • Cail Jackson Jr. | AMER | DB | 5-11 | 192 LBS | 1999-05-25 | Midville, GA | Alabama State
  • Obadiah Jones | AMER | QB | 6’2 | 220 LBS | 2001-04-24 | Tatum, TX | Southern Arkansas
  • Azur Kamara | AMER | DL | 6’4 | 235 LBS | 1996-01-01 | Glendale, AZ | Kansas
  • Trevon Mason | AMER | DL | 6’5 | 290 LBS | 1998-08-09 | Arlington, TX | University of Arizona
  • Tony Tate | AMER | WR | 5’9 | 180 LBS | 1998-01-28 | DeKalb, IL | Western Illinois
  • Chris Whittaker | AMER | LB | 6’3 | 230 LBS | 1999-07-26 | Lauderdale Lakes, FL | Incarnate Word

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The Edmonton Elks are proud members of the Canadian Football League, playing their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta.

2024 marks 75 seasons of Green and Gold football, as the Club celebrates it’s tradition of excellence (Grey Cup championships: 1954-56, 1975, 1978-82, 1987, 1993, 2003, 2005, 2015), while looking to the future. Edmonton kicks off the 2024 CFL season at home on Saturday, June 8.

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