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Kevin Brown ready to dominate in year three

EDMONTON – Year three for Elks running back Kevin Brown is shaping up to be a good one. The 27-year-old from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina has been a spark plug for the Double E’s offence since making his debut back in September of 2022. In only 25 professional games, Brown had churned and burst his way for over 2,000 total yards, due in part to his impressive 6.3 career yards-per-carry. This season, Brown is gunning for the CFL’s rushing title and hopes to be an integral ...

GALLERY | 2024 Fan Day

Fan Day as exciting for the Players as it is the fans

EDMONTON – For the Elks players, tomorrow’s Fan Day presented by Cooper Equipment Rentals is an exciting opportunity to meet the people who will be cheering them on from the stands. Fan Day is typically one of the most anticipated practice days of Training Camp. Daily three-or four-hour practices can be a grind, but when you’re able to compete in a mock game in front of fans, it helps bring a little bit more energy and breaks up the monotony of camp. For the fans, it’s a first chance to ...

MEDIA AVAIL | Kai Gray discusses year two in the CFL

Excitement Around New Look Elks Defensive Line

EDMONTON – It’s still early in Training Camp, but the Elks new-look defensive line is starting to take shape. The quartet of Elliott Brown, J-Min Pelley, Noah Curtis, and Robert Nkemdiche have been Head Coach Chris Jones go-to group when it comes to the first reps of practice. For Brown, who is the sole American with Canadian Football League sacks on his resume, it’s the opportunity he’s been waiting for. “It is as bad as anything I’ve wanted,” Brown said about waiting for his shot. “Here I ...

The Long Road Back For Kurleigh Gittens Jr.

EDMONTON – It’s been a long road back for Kurleigh Gittens Jr., but the end is almost in sight. The star wideout has been slowly working his way back from a hip injury that cost him the final eight games of the 2023 season. However, for Day 1 of Elks Training Camp, the 26-year-old was already a full participant and showed signs of being the same player who was named the 2022 East Division’s Most Outstanding Canadian. “I feel good. It’s always a pleasure just ...

McLeod Bethel-Thompson setting the tone on Day 1 of Training Camp

EDMONTON – It didn’t take long for McLeod Bethel-Thompson to make a good first impression. In front of the onlookers at the Commonwealth Rec Centre Fieldhouse, the new Elks QB unleashed his first pass during the team sessions — rope of a completion to Gavin Cobb on a deep fade. First pass, first touchdown. All part of a relatively smooth first day on the field for the Elks. “I thought it was really awesome,” Bethel-Thompson said about Day 1 of Training Camp. ...

TRANSACTIONS | Elks release two

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks have released Americans Todd Centeio (QB) and Arkell Smith (WR), the club announced Friday. Centeio played the 2022 season at James Madison University as a graduate student, while Smith played six seasons at the University of Central Missouri (2018-23). 2024 marks the 75th season of pro football in Edmonton, as the Elks open a new CFL campaign on Saturday, June 8 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders at Commonwealth Stadium. Season tickets are available ...

TRANSACTIONS | Edmonton trims roster

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks have released Americans Donovan Olumba (DB), Emeke Egbule (DL), Keyshon Camp (DL), Danny Davis (WR), and TJ Storment (OL), the club announced Wednesday. Olumba appeared in five games over the last two seasons after signing with the Green and Gold in September of 2022. The 28-year-old registered three defensive tackles in three games last season. Egbule appeared in three games for the Double E in 2023, recording one defensive tackle. The Kansas native signed ...

Elks make moves prior to main camp

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks announced releases on Saturday as the club continues preparing for the 2024 CFL season. Edmonton will hold its first practice of main camp Sunday at Commonwealth Stadium. The Elks will play their first preseason game on Saturday, May 25, when they host the Saskatchewan Roughriders at Commonwealth Stadium. TRANSACTIONS RELEASED: Markail Benton | AMER | LB | 6’2 | 230 LBS | 1998-10-20| Phenix City, AL | Jacksonville State Hunter Brown | NAT | WR | 6’1 | ...

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GALLERY | 2024 Elks Training Camp - Day 2

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Practice Schedule

PLEASE NOTE Fans attending practice please enter through Gate 2. Fans can only sit in sections B and C. During Elks practice, fans taking pictures or video is strictly prohibited. PRACTICE SCHEDULE | June 3 – June 7 Tuesday, June 3 – 11:10 am – 1:00 pm Media to follow Wednesday, June 4 – 11:00 am – 12:50 pm Media to follow Thursday, June 5 – 10:35 am – 12:10 pm Media to follow Friday, June 6 – ...

Elks Rookie Camp Content

Brian Hughes Jr. finishing what he started in Elks Rookie Camp

EDMONTON – Elks DB/LB Brian Hughes Jr. is certainly leaving a good impression in his first CFL Rookie Camp. The hybrid linebacker/defensive back has been occupying the SAM role during the three days of on field sessions, and safe to say, he’s making people take notice. Hughes Jr. began camp with a solid interception on the first day, but followed it up with three more on Day 2, including two pick-6s. With Rookie Camp being his first ever trip to Canada, Hughes Jr.’s ...

Elks Rookie Camp | Day 2 Recap

EDMONTON – Elks Rookie Camp is already two-thirds of the way over, but the competition is far from done. The most intriguing battles through two days have been taking place on the defensive line, where the Elks look to fill the cleats of departed CFL veterans A.C. Leonard and Jake Ceresna. The duo combined for 24 sacks on the Green and Gold’s D-line last season and will be a tough pairing to replace. However, if the talent in rookie camp is any indication, there is a lot of room ...

MEDIA AVAIL | Robert Nkemdiche discusses Elks Rookie Camp

Elks Rookie Camp | Day 1 Recap

EDMONTON – Football season is officially here. A group of over 50 CFL rookies took to the freshly painted lines on Commonwealth Stadium field on Wednesday to see who fits the bill as the newest members of the Edmonton Elks. For those who put together this group through months of grinding tape and in-person scouting, today is the culmination of that offseason of labour. “As a GM and a personnel guy, I mean, this is Christmas Day,” General Manager and Head Coach Chris Jones said after day one ...

Eteva Mauga-Clements: In Search of an Opportunity

EDMONTON – Eteva Mauga-Clements has travelled across the world in search of a football opportunity. At only 24-years-old, his path to pro football has not always been linear. Now, standing in front of the media inside the cavernous bowl of Commonwealth Stadium, Mauga-Clements hopes he’s reached his destination. “First of all, don’t green and yellow look good on me?” he asked the media. “I never thought I’d rock green and yellow, but it’s a nice colour. My first day? Not ...