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VERO BEACH, Fla. — The CFL’s newest rivalry is about to go international.

In what must look like treason of the highest order to Edmonton Eskimos fans, former head coach Chris Jones will be parading around his hometown of South Pittsburg, Tenn., this weekend with the Grey Cup.

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It will be making its inaugural appearance in none other than the National Cornbread Festival, just 1,100 km from where Eskimos three-day mini-camp wrapped up at Historic Dodgertown on Tuesday.

But just in case you’re not in the neighbourhood, the event – now in its 20th iteration – will be covered by both CFL.ca and TSN’s Brian Williams.

Jones earned the right to bring the Grey Cup home for a visit after guiding the Eskimos to a 26-20 win over the Ottawa RedBlacks in November’s championship final during his second season as head coach of the club.

But just one week later, tension began mounting when Jones and all but one member of the Eskimos coaching staff took their talents across the Straw Curtain when he became head coach, GM and vice-president of football operations with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.