MEDIA RELEASE | Elks extend Jared Brinkman through the 2027 season
The underrated defender was a key member of the Elks defensive line overhaul in 2025.
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EDMONTON – The Elks have locked up a key member of their defensive line for years to come.
The Edmonton Elks have signed American defensive lineman Jared Brinkman to an extension through the 2027 season, the Club announced Thursday.
"I truly love playing under Coach Kilam and his staff," Brinkman said. "His leadership and vision are the reason I want to be in Edmonton. The locker room we have is full of a group of guys I want to go to battle with everyday."
Brinkman (6’2, 290) will enter his second season with the Double E after a 2025 campaign that saw the defender post career highs in games played (16), defensive tackles (23), while recording two sacks and three tackles for loss.
The 26-year-old joined the Green and Gold as a free agent in 2025 after a three-year stint with the Toronto Argonauts. While with the Boatmen, Brinkman dressed in 22 games over three seasons, recording 31 defensive tackles, four sacks, and a forced fumble. The stout run defender was also a two-time Grey Cup Champion while with the the Argonauts (2022, 2024).
Brinkman spent his college career at Northern Iowa from 2017 to 2021 where he accumulated 209 total tackles, 39.5 tackles-for-loss, 18.5 sacks, six forced fumbles in 55 games for the Panthers — and was named Missouri Valley Defensive Player of the Year twice (2020, 2021).
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AVAILABILITY:
- Jared Brinkman can be made available by phone or zoom on request through Elks Manager, Communications Michael Arcuri
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The club, officially renamed the Elks in June of 2021, has a tradition of excellence having won 14 Grey Cup championships (1954-56, 1975, 1978-82, 1987, 1993, 2003, 2005, 2015). Since its founding, the club remains focused on providing outstanding football memories for Edmonton and all of Northern Alberta.
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