Checking Down: Posey, Wild, watching from the sidelines in Week 4

TORONTO — Two teams will be without key players entering Week 4, with the list of CFL injuries continuing to pile up.

Argos receiver DeVier Posey and Bombers linebacker Ian Wild were both bit by the injury bug and are expected to be sidelined for six weeks.

We check on the latest in this week’s Checking Down as Week 4 kicks off Thursday:

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BC LIONS

Jennings has only posted two touchdowns passes heading into Week 4 (The Canadian Press)

– Shaq Johnson took a year off football to help take care of his family because according to the receiver, “family comes first” (Matt Baker/BCLions.com).

– After his milestone night against the Montreal Alouettes – the linebacker notched 15 tackles – Solomon Elimimian earned Shaw Top Performer Honours. 2016’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player’s 15 tackles tied his own Lions team record for tackles in a single game and was one shy of the league record (CFL.ca).

– Heading into his team’s match against the Tiger-Cats, Jonathon Jennings isn’t content with his team’s 2-1 record (BCLions.com).

EDMONTON ESKIMOS

Reilly and his teammates are anxious to get back into game mode after a Week 3 bye. (The Canadian Press)

– The Eskimos have some extra motivation against the Ottawa REDBLACKS after falling to the eventual Grey Cup champions in last year’s East Final (Robert Tychkowski/ The Edmonton Journal).

– Quarterback Mike Reilly says his team is eager to get back on the field after a Week 3 bye (CFL.ca).

– One lucky fan at Commonwealth Stadium will walk away with a huge 50/50 jackpot on Friday night after the $82,000 prize went unclaimed in Week 2 and will be carried over to this week’s winnings (Travis McEwan/CBC).

CALGARY STAMPEDERS

Stamps head coach Dave Dickenson says that Hughes is expected to return to the lineup on Friday (Johany Jutras/CFL.ca)

– Stampeders defensive line coach Corey Mace says he is proud of the way his group rallied in Week 3 as injuries continued to pile up (Daniel Austin/The Calgary Herald).

– Offensive linemen Michael Klassen says there will be a little bit more on the line this Friday when he faces his former team for the first time since being released (Daniel Austin/The Calgary Herald).

– Rookie Terry Williams is turning heads in Calgary with strong back-to-back performances after starting the season on the practice roster (Max Campbell/Stampeders.com).

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS

Green and White looks good on Kevin Glenn as he leads the league with seven touchdown passes (Matt Smith/CFL.ca)

– The Roughriders are looking forward to recharging on their Week 4 bye after picking up their first win of the season (Ian Hamilton/Riderville.com).

– Tyler Crapigna silenced his critics in Week 3 with a bounce back performance after two costly late-game misses (Ian Hamilton/Riderville.com).

– Thirty-eight year old Kevin Glenn is proving that age is just a number with his blazing start to 2017 (Rob Vanstone/ Regina Leader-Post).

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS

The Bombers want to give their fans more to celebrate after falling to the Calgary Stampeders in Week 3 (BlueBombers.com)

– Linebacker Ian Wild is expected to miss the next six weeks with an arm injury (Darrin Bauming/TSN 1290).

– It appears that Jackson Jeffcoat will get his first start of the season at defensive end in place of an injured Tristan Okpalaugo (Ted Wyman/Winnipeg Sun).

– The Bombers want a win in front of their hometown crowd after their offence was shut out in the second half last week (Ed Tait/Bombers.com).

HAMILTON TIGER-CATS

Collaros says he expects more from himself after a 0-2 start to the season (Mark Taylor/The Canadian Press)

– Kent Austin says that Will Hill is sorry after he was suspended one game for grabbing an official (Drew Edwards, The Hamilton Spectator).

– Zach Collaros says that he needs to “play better” for the Ticats moving forward (Ticats.ca).

– The Ticats will name their sports medical clinic this week after Dr. David Levy, who worked on the team’s medical staff for 45 years (Phil Perkins/CHCH).

TORONTO ARGONAUTS

Posey will be hard to replace after posting 280 yards in three games so far this year (The Canadian Press)

– The injury bug has bit the Argos offence with DeVier Posey being placed on the six game injured list and Jeff Fuller on the one-game list.

– Head coach Marc Trestman is impressed with the way his team leaders have stepped up through the beginning of the season (CFL.ca).

– S.J. Green can no longer be underestimated after posting huge numbers through the first three weeks of play (Matt Cauz/ CFL.ca).

OTTAWA REDBLACKS

Harris and the Redblacks will have little time to rest for the next week and a half with matchups set up against the Esks, Als, and Argos (Patrick Doyle/CFL.ca)

– The REDBLACKS are bracing themselves for a crazy week and a half that will see them play three games in 11 day (Tim Baines, National Post).

– Corey Tindal is the next man up for Ottawa with the release of A.J. Jefferson earlier this week (Tim Baines/Ottawa Citizen).

– After a setback last week that kept him out of the lineup, running back William Powell will make his return against the Esks (Tim Baines/Ottawa Citizen).

MONTREAL ALOUETTES

Sutton leads the league with 210 rushing yards heading into Week 4 (Jason Halstead/CFL.ca)

– Should the Alouettes be utilizing league leading rusher Tyrell Sutton more than they have the past three weeks? (Herb Zurkowsky/Montreal Gazette).

– Nik Lewis says he is confident in his teams’ offence despite an early season struggle to put points on the board (Herb Zurkowsky/Montreal Gazette).