CFL ROUND-UP: ELKS SIGN REGINA’S BEAUDRY
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Elks signed quarterback Michael Beaudry and released defensive back Eric Blake on Tuesday.
Both players are Canadian.
The Regina-born Beaudry played 11 games for the Idaho Vandals in 2020-21, throwing for 2,093 yards and seven touchdowns. Beaudry began his collegiate career at West Florida, leading the program to the 2017 NCAA Division II title.
In 2019, Beaudry appeared in five games at UConn before sustaining an injury. Beaudry has dual Canadian-American citizenship as he moved to Florida as a child.
Blake, of Hamilton, appeared in eight games last season with the Elks, registering eight tackles. Edmonton selected Blake in the eighth round, No. 68 overall, in the 2019 CFL draft out of McMaster University.
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WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-signed American receiver/returner Janarion Grant to a one-year contract Wednesday.
The five-foot-nine 164-pound Grant, a native of Fort Trilby, Fla., has spent the last two seasons with Winnipeg.
Grant appeared in six regular-season games last season, leading Winnipeg in both punt- and kickoff-return yardage (34 punts for 375 yards and a TD, 12 kickoffs for 283 yards). He also recorded nine punt returns for 64 yards and seven kickoff returns for 155 yards in the playoffs as Winnipeg captured a second straight Grey Cup title.
Grant has returned four punts for TDs in just 17 regular-season CFL games played. He appeared in 11 contests with Winnipeg in 2019 after first attending training camp with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Grant began his pro career in 2018, joining the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent. He made the team’s final roster as the primary punt and kick returner but was released in late September 2018.
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HAMILTON – The Hamilton Tiger-Cats promoted assistant coaches Tommy Condell and Mark Washington and signed both to contract extensions through the 2023 season.
The two have added assistant head-coaching duties to their job titles. Condell will also serve as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach while Washington remains Hamilton’s defensive coordinator.
“Our foundation begins with quality people,” Orlondo Steinauer, Hamilton’s head coach and president of football operations, said in a statement. “Tommy and Mark are exceptional people who not only deserve these extensions and promotions but without a doubt have earned them.
“Being able to retain them will not only have a tremendous affect the football field but throughout the organization. They are tireless workers and experts in their fields, who add great value to our players and to me personally.”
Condell is in his second stint with Hamilton and sixth season overall (2013-15, 2019-present). He has helped the Ticats reach the Grey Cup four times (2013, ’14, ’19, ’21).
Washington is entering his third season as Hamilton’s defensive coordinator.
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