For the Edmonton Eskimos, the Ottawa RedBlacks are both a formidable foe and a painful reminder about the importance of depth. The RedBlacks lost their starting running back, Mossis Madu, to a shoulder injury after he rushed the ball exactly twice in the first quarter. The former RedBlacks running back replaces John White in the Eskimos’ backfield, after White was lost to a torn ACL in Game 2. On the Eskimo defence, Odell Willis had already replaced J.C. Sherritt as captain after Sherritt suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in Game 1. The injury bug is certainly testing the depth of the 2-0 Eskimos and they are passing.

Source: National Post July 12, 2017 22:18 UTC