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Moore is in a dogfight for a roster spot. There are several other Canadians battling for running back/fullback jobs. But he’s not worried about that, he can’t be. He’s just doing what Wayne Moore can do — in his final year with the McMaster Marauders, he gained 578 yards on 111 carries, scoring three touchdowns. That included a 132-yard performance against the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees.

“Coming here to camp and battling, that’s second nature for me,” he said. “It’s football, I’m a competitor. In training camp, there are going to be a lot more guys thast are going to be on the roster. You have to come in with the mentality that you’re going to compete. That’s the way I was raised so that comes natural to me.”

During last Thursday’s pre-season game against Montreal — the team that selected him in the second round of the 2016 CFL Draft — he got the ball four times and looked good running for 29 yards.

“What you saw out there, that was Wayne Moore,” said Moore. “When I got the opportunity, I had to maximize it. You have to be prepared. When the opportunity comes, I know I’ll be prepared for it.”

As for his artistic talents, Moore said: “I always wanted to play football. I felt like I could do art at any point in time. It keeps me even keeled. After I’m on the field grounding and pounding, when I get some spare time I like to do some art and listen to some music to relax and get right. I like realism, some abstract, I like drawing my family.”

And then there’s his daughter Zahriah, who is now two. Said Moore: “She just turned two on the second day of camp. We celebrated before I left. I FaceTime her every day. She’s my world.”