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TORONTO — C.J. Gable has his name listed as the lone running back in the Eskimos depth chart ahead of their Thursday night meeting against his former team in Hamilton.
Word out of the Big Smoke claims that the Toronto Argonauts are frontrunners to sign free agent Duron Carter after he spent Wednesday in Toronto, reportedly meeting with team officials.
Meanwhile, in Montreal, Johnny Manziel continues to be absent from practice, which may open the door for Antonio Pipkin’s second straight start.
All this and more in the latest from Checking Down:
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BC LIONS
Cody Husband is expected to return to the Lions lineup this week despite missing practice due to a shoulder injury. (Johany Jutras, CFL.ca)
– Receiver Shaquille Johnson sitting out this week with a rib injury. He’s a usual starter in the Lions’ lineup whose absence will impact the team’s national ratio. (Farhan Lalji, TSN)
– Linebacker Micah Awe returns to the Lions after an impressive rookie campaign in 2017. (CFL.ca Staff)
– The Lions release defensive lineman Gabriel Knapton a few weeks after the team acquired Shawn Lemon from the Argonauts. (Justin Dunk, 3 Down Nation)
EDMONTON ESKIMOS
– Vidal Hazelton gets his first start since the season opener against Winnipeg, taking over Bryant Mitchell’s starting position from a week ago versus Montreal. (Eskimos Staff, Esks.com)
– Fullback Alex Dupuis has suffered a torn bicep which will result in him missing the remainder of the 2018 season. (Dave Campbell, CHED)
– C.J. Gable returns to the starting lineup for the Eskimos ahead of their Thursday night matchup against the Ticats. As a result, Shaq Cooper will not be dressing as Gable stands as the lone back. (Eskimos Staff, Esks.com)
CALGARY STAMPEDERS
Don Jackson is back at practice for the Stampeders after being out with a hamstring injury. (Johany Jutras, CFL.ca)
– Stamps’ head coach Dave Dickenson provides an update on Ese Mrabure after he had been placed on the six-game injury list by Calgary. (Danny Austin, Calgary Sun)
– Stamps’ running back Don Jackson remains questionable to play this week, however, he has returned to practice with the team after being out on injury. (Danny Austin, Calgary Sun)
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
– Former Argos and REDBLACKS receiver Kenny Shaw gets picked up by the Riders and placed on the team’s practice roster. (Riders Staff)
– The Roughriders have placed receiver Caleb Holley on the six-game injury list with an apparent knee injury. (Justin Dunk, 3 Down Nation)
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS
– Nic Demski, among a few others, is taking what is suspected to be a maintenance day and didn’t practice with the team on Tuesday. (Darrin Bauming, TSN 1290)
– Receiver Ryan Lankford continues to practice in place of the injured Weston Dressler. (Darrin Bauming, TSN 1290)
– Mike O’Shea and the rest of the defensive coaching staff are seeking ways to get Chandler Fenner on the field and involved now that he’s back from injury. (Darrin Bauming, TSN 1290)
– Winnipeg’s offensive lineman Jermarcus Hardrick will miss this week and has been placed on the six-game injured list (CFL.ca)
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS
– Mariel Cooper gets start at defensive halfback in place of Richard Leonard who’s reportedly injured. (Ticats Staff)
– The Ticats will be honouring legendary defensive lineman Joe Montford at Thursday’s game as the organization inducts him into the team’s Wall of Fame. (Steve Milton, Hamilton Spectator)
– Ticats’ DL Justin Vaughn, LB Nick Shortill and DB John Green all having season-ending surgeries. (Steve Milton, Hamilton Spectator)
TORONTO ARGONAUTS
The Argonauts are viewed as a frontrunner to sign free agent Duron Carter after he was reportedly in Toronto visiting with team officials on Wednesday. (Matt Smith, CFL.ca)
– Argonauts send former fourth-overall pick receiver Brian Jones to the Roughriders in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2019 CFL Draft. (CFL.ca Staff)
– Receiver Duron Carter reportedly in Toronto visiting with GM Jim Popp and the Argonauts. (Justin Dunk, 3 Down Nation)
OTTAWA REDBLACKS
The Ottawa REDBLACKS head into their bye week for Week 11 of the CFL schedule following an upset victory against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. (Adam Gagnon, CFL.ca)
– REDBLACKS head into their bye week following an upset victory against the Blue Bombers, a game that many had them losing to Winnipeg. (Tim Baines, Ottawa Sun)
MONTREAL ALOUETTES
– QB Johnny Manziel continues to be absent from Alouettes practice this week after being placed under concussion protocol middle of last week. (Herb Zurkowsky, Montreal Gazette)
– QB Antonio Pipkin likely to get second straight start with the continued absence of Manziel this week. (John Lu, TSN)
– Defensive lineman John Bowman expects to play on Friday versus the Argos just three weeks after tearing his bicep. (John Lu, TSN)
– Montreal has released former NFL receiver T.J. Graham after two seasons being with the Alouettes and only dressing for eight games. (CFL.ca Staff)
– Alouettes added international running back Lawrence Pittman to their practice roster. (Alouettes Staff)
