Edmonton Elks Roster Moves Include Signing Two Quarterbacks
With free agency gearing up, the Edmonton Elks shored up depth across the roster. Since Tuesday, the team has made eight signings and released defensive back Ed Gainey.
Here are the players signed during the week:
- QB Todd Centeio
- RB Brian Herrien
- DL Eric Black
- DL Chauncey Manac
- OL Tomas Jack-Kurdyla (Two-Year Extension)
- OL Antonio Garcia
- DB Brendon White
- QB Malik Henry
The release of Gainey comes after two seasons with the Elks, playing in 30 games. He racked up 79 total tackles, one sack, two interceptions and three forced fumbles during his time with the Double E. Gainey previously played with the Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders during a CFL career that started in 2012. He's earned two CFL All-Star selections.
Jack-Kurdyla has played in 42 games with Edmonton, including 18 starts this past season at right guard. The Elks selected him as the fourth overall pick in the 2020 CFL Draft.
Henry and Centeio are the two new quarterbacks on the team. Centeio won Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2022, throwing for 2,697 yards and 25 touchdowns finishing with a 169 passing efficiency.
Henry is known for his role in the Netflix documentary “Last Chance U”. He also had a career year with the Carolina Cobras of the NAL arena league, throwing for 3,116 yards and 60 touchdowns en route to a league title.
Herrien spent last year with the XFL champion Arlington Renegades. In two games, he had 78 total yards of offense. His previous professional stint was with the Cleveland Browns in training camp in 2020. In his four seasons at Georgia, he rushed 1,413 yards and 13 touchdowns in 52 games.
Black got a mini-camp stint with the New York Giants last year. Before going pro, Black played 10 games with Stony Brook as a graduate student. He had 19 tackles, five sacks, four pass deflections and one forced fumble. He also played four seasons with the University of Buffalo.
Manac was drafted by the Houston Roughnecks last year. He also had a stint in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers in 2022. He played four seasons at University of Louisiana Lafayette, totaling 166 tackles, 19.5 sacks, one interception and three forced fumbles in 47 games.
White played his senior season at Rutgers in 2020. He had 40 tackles, one interception, three pass deflections and one forced fumble. He spent his previous three seasons with the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Garcia rejoined the Elks after starting one game at left tackle in 2022.
Edmonton only has seven players remaining who are pending free agents before CFL players can sign with other teams on February 13.
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