Norm Cowley

Eskimos add O-line depth in CFL Draft

May 4, 2020 | Norm Cowley
The Eskimos opted for a sure thing Thursday night in the 2020 CFL Draft instead of gambling with their first-round pick for a second year in a row. Selecting offensive lineman Tomas Jack-Kurdyla ...

Eskimos went all-in on Betts last year

April 30, 2020 | Norm Cowley
Brock Sunderland was willing to gamble the Eskimos’ No. 3 pick in the 2019 CFL Draft on defensive lineman Mathieu Betts, but will he be as daring with this year’s fourth overall selection on ...

2020 CFL Draft Prospects

April 29, 2020 | Norm Cowley
Preparing for the 2020 CFL Draft has been drastically altered by social distancing protocols created by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the actual event itself won’t be much different. The CFL Draft, ...

EE Football Team builds stronger team through CFL Draft

April 28, 2020 | Norm Cowley
If a strong group of Canadian players is considered the lifeblood of a CFL team, then the Eskimos are in good shape. The Eskimos have been developing a good Canadian base out of the CFL Draft in ...

Beaulieu anxious before 2018 CFL Draft

April 27, 2020 | Norm Cowley
Jordan Beaulieu was feeling a lot of emotions coming into the 2018 CFL Draft, but mostly he was feeling anxious. He didn’t know what to expect – “You don’t know what the teams want and need,” he ...

Postional Breakdowns – Quarterbacks

April 24, 2020 | Norm Cowley
There’s no question about who the Eskimos’ starting quarterback will be this season. Trevor Harris, a CFL free agent signed in February 2019, passed for 4,027 yards and 16 touchdowns in a little ...

Hoover ‘black sheep’ of 2017 CFL Draft

April 23, 2020 | Norm Cowley
There are so many special milestones defensive back Jordan Hoover says he’ll never forget from the first three years of his CFL career: Getting selected in the fourth round, 31st overall, of the ...

Beard takes ‘a pretty cool journey’

April 21, 2020 | Norm Cowley
David Beard was pleasantly surprised at the 2015 CFL Draft. The six-foot-five, 327-pound Sherwood Park product was “pretty anxious” after breaking his wrist halfway through his final U Sports ...

Positional Breakdown – Receivers

April 20, 2020 | Norm Cowley
The Eskimos used free agency to rebuild their receiving corps in 2019, signing Greg Ellingson (Ottawa Redblacks), Ricky Collins Jr. (BC Lions) and DaVaris Daniels (Calgary Stampeders). This year, ...

Everyone affected in different ways

April 19, 2020 | Norm Cowley
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned a lot of lifestyles upside down during the past few weeks. For most people, it’s meant some form of self-quarantine, self-isolation or social distancing. For ...
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