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“I’m very thankful God has my back and brought my leg back stronger than ever. I’m really thankful. The way it (knee) felt initially was such that I was discouraged and the way it felt the day after I was very discouraged. Again, because of God’s grace and God is good, he had my back and I did everything I possibly could to help myself as well. Everything worked out. Turns out it wasn’t as bad as we thought or it healed faster than we thought. Either way, it’s a lesson learned and I’m ready to move on.”

Cross has evolved into a very good football player who leaves it all on the field, whether he’s lining up on offence or on special teams. He’s a smart football player, aggressive and effective when used as the H-back. Cross will be back in the lineup when the Argos play host to Edmonton this Friday night.

With ticket holders gaining free admission into the Exhibition, the Argos are expecting their biggest crowd of the season.

The reality is Friday night is a big game for the Argos, who are coming off a win.

The Eskimos represent the seventh Western opponent the Argos would have faced in a row with a key stretch looming against Eastern foes.

Cross is one of many injured players expected back.

His rehab from the knee injury involved everything medically available to ensure Cross would heal properly.

“Anything you can imagine,’’ said Cross. “Every day involved some kind of massage, blood flow, range of motion movement until I was able to strengthen.