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Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly is still awaiting a thank-you card from Carson Walch.

After all, Reilly helped the former Eskimos offensive co-ordinator get a gig with the then-defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles a year ago.

And now, reports out of the four-down circuit say Walch is being promoted from their assistant wide-receivers coach to full-on wide-receivers coach.

“No (card), but it’s unspoken between me and him just as it was with me winning an MOP that year,” said Reilly, who led the league in 2017 with an Eskimos-record 5,830 passing yards and a career-high 30 touchdowns to just 13 interceptions on the way to a divisional finals appearance. “I didn’t send him a card, but I probably should have.

“We never looked at it like any of that type of thing, it was always a collective effort between the coaches and the players, and I’m excited for him and his opportunity.

“Guys who get an opportunity to go down south and coach or play there, it’s an awesome opportunity and I know it’s one that he’ll do very well with.”

Walch left midway through the last off-season, causing the Eskimos to scramble to fill the offensive co-ordinating duties, which ended up falling back to head coach Jason Maas.

This year, after missing the 2018 playoffs, the title of offensive co-ordinator goes to Eskimos quarterbacks coach and St. Albert product Jordan Maksymic.

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