Getting an invite to the Montana East-West Shrine Game puts you in some illustrious company. NFLers like Colt Anderson and Marc Mariani both competed in the annual game, where Montana’s best gridiron athletes compete. It’s an honour, no doubt, but both guys are putting pressure on themselves to represent the football community in the Great White North. “But in the game, you want to represent Calgary, represent Canada, represent where you came from.”That’s something Essa is feeling, as well. “I’m definitely going to take some time for myself to kind of keep in the moment and relax,” Essa said.

Source: National Post June 15, 2019 03:00 UTC