Elks Tracks March 2023
Elks load up for 2023 with big signings in free agency
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The 2023 CFL season is now just over three months away, and the Elks have been busy assembling their roster, making a number of free-agent signings, including the 2022 East Division Most Outstanding Player Eugene Lewis. The work continues at the upcoming CFL Draft Combine, which is coming to Edmonton for the first time at the end of March, when the Elks can get an up-and-close at personal look at their top draft targets.
Plot lines
- Double E load up at receiver, signing Steven Dunbar Jr., Eugene Lewis and Kyran Moore.
- CFL National Combine coming to Edmonton for the first time.
- Elks add Indoor Football League Championship MVP JaQuan Artis and former NFL wide receiver Sammie Coates Jr..
- Green and Gold reminisce about 1981 exhibition basketball game at Northlands Coliseum against the Super Bowl Champions Oakland Raiders.
The month ahead
- Mar 22-26: CFL Combine presented by New Era
Elks in the Community
- Mar. 4: Strathcona County Wolverines Winter Camp #2
- Mar. 11: Sherwood Park Rams Winter Workout #1
- Mar. 14 & 16: Telus EndBullying Presentations Wild Rose School division
- Mar. 14: Horizons Student Leadership Conference - Breakout Room Leader
- Mar. 18 & 25: Leduc Cats Winter Camp #1 & #2
For all Elks community inquiries contact Ryan Bird at (ryan.bird@goelks.com)
February Moves
DATE | TRANSACTION | ARTICLE |
|---|---|---|
Feb. 27 | American linebacker JaQuan Artis signed American wide receiver Nih-Jer Jackson released Rights to linebacker Woodly Appolon acquired from OTT 2nd round pick in 2023 traded to OTT | |
Feb. 21 | American wide receiver Dionte Sykes signed | |
Feb. 17 | National defensive back Hakeem Johnson signed | |
Feb. 16 | American linebacker Tobi Antigha signed National kicker Michael Domagala signed American quarterback Felix Harper signed | |
Feb. 15 | 2nd round pick in 2024 acquired from MTL National offensive lineman Jesse Gibbon traded to MTL American wide receiver Sammie Coates Jr. signed | |
Feb. 14 | American linebacker Kevin Francis signed American wide receiver Steven Dunbar Jr. signed National offensive lineman Josiah St. John signed American wide receiver Eugene Lewis signed American wide receiver Kyran Moore signed | |
Feb. 13 | American quarterback Vincent Testaverde Jr. signed National running back Ante Litre released National defensive lineman Malik Tyne released | |
Feb. 1 | American defensive lineman A.C. Leonard signed American defensive lineman Christian Rector signed |
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