For the second time in three days, Edmonton Elks head coach and Basic Supervisor Chris Jones executed a serious commerce.
On Friday morning, the Elks traded nationwide offensive lineman David Beard together with a fourth spherical choose within the 2023 CFL Draft to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in trade for nationwide offensive lineman Jesse Gibbon and a second spherical choose in 2023.
Beard was drafted within the 2nd spherical of the 2015 CFL Draft from the College of Alberta Golden Bears and received a Gray Cup with Edmonton in his rookie season. Beard performed 94 profession video games in inexperienced and gold, beginning in 67 video games and changing into a full-time starter in 2018. Beard was named Edmonton’s nominee for Most Excellent Lineman in 2019.
Head coach Chris Jones stated the prospect to safe a prospect and a second spherical choose is one thing he couldn’t move up.
“(Beard) is a wonderful man and really properly considered within the locker room, so it was a really powerful resolution and one which wasn’t made swiftly,” Jones stated. “(Hamilton) got here with a second spherical choose for a man like David Beard, in order that tells you precisely what they considered him and what we considered him. It permits us to get a choose that can assist us for years to come back.”
Former Edmonton Elks offensive lineman David Beard goes via his warm-up earlier than going through the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday, August 27, 2022.
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Gibbon was the second total choice of the Tiger-Cats within the 2019 CFL Draft. Gibbon has performed 42 profession CFL video games, making seven begins in three seasons with Hamilton.
The job of centre for the Edmonton Elks shall be held now by Mark Korte who began at centre within the 2021 season with the Ottawa Redblacks. Edmonton’s 2020 first spherical choose Tomas Jack-Kurdyla will begin at proper guard in the intervening time. Gibbon’s position shall be decided over time as Jones sees him as a future guard or centre.
Edmonton Elks head coach Chris Jones on the commerce of veteran OL David Beard
Korte is one other U of A alum on the Elks and stated enjoying in the course of the offensive line is a spot he’s very snug with. However dropping the calibre of a participant and individual in David Beard is troublesome.
“Finally, we’re not robots and we will’t completely shut that emotional facet off,” Korte stated. “At a sure level, you must compartmentalize and understand now we have an enormous recreation developing on the street in Calgary, and now we have to concentrate on that the place we will.”
Edmonton Elks offensive lineman Mark Korte reacts to the commerce of David Beard on Friday
The Elks go to the Calgary Stampeders on Monday afternoon within the Labour Day Basic from McMahon Stadium.
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