Bo Levi Participates In Ticats First Camp Session

The veteran quarterback practised in the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ first full training camp workout. The 34-year-old Texan participated in 30 to 40 plays just five days after arriving at rookie camp with a walking boot on his right foot.

Scott Milanovich — in his first season as Hamilton’s head coach — said last week Mitchell wore the boot as a precaution and was expected to practise Monday. Now comes monitoring how Mitchell feels physically and being smart about his load management.

“It’s a quick camp so it’s a fine line between getting them enough reps to be ready for the season and then making sure they’re healthy for that,” Milanovich said. “We have a plan to give him more every single day but we’re going to have to get some feedback from him on how it’s feeling.

“You just don’t want to have any more setbacks.”

Mitchell said he felt fine Monday, although he participated in six-on-seven passing drills versus Ticats defenders and never ran. Mitchell had athletic tape around the calf area of his right leg and at times seemed to approach the line gingerly.

“I felt good throwing the ball, put some good balls out there and made some good reads,” Mitchell said. “Just got to get footwork underneath me a little bit more but felt great.

“At age 34, if I will ever be 100 per cent again, we’ll see. Did a bunch today … just kind of ramping up each day.”

There’s no doubt in Mitchell’s mind he’ll be ready for Hamilton’s season opener in Calgary on June 7. That will be a homecoming for Mitchell, who played 10 seasons with the Stampeders (2012-19, 2021-22) before joining the Ticats.

(Canadian Press)