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It’s a two-way street, of course, with Reilly regularly going to Rodgers for advice in the past, which at one point included tips on playing in Canadian conditions that, at times, can make the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field look quite balmy.

“I talk to him every couple of weeks, just to keep in touch,” Reilly said back in 2012. “So I figured if I’m going to ask somebody about how to play in snow, that’s probably the best guy to ask. He said just keep your head and your hands warm and let the rest worry about itself. There’s nothing you change. As long as you can grip the ball fine and your head and ears are warm so you can think, then things will be all right.”

The only thing we don’t know is whether Rodgers will end up switching his CFL allegiances to the west coast, where Reilly returned in free agency to where it all began for him up here in 2010.

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While Reilly is a friend and former teammate, there is no denying Rodgers has to have a certain comfort level going with the Pomona green and Spanish yellow colour combination of Eskimos uniforms, which to the naked eye might just as well be the medium jungle green and selective yellow of his beloved Packers.

All tongue-in-cheekedness aside, Rodgers’ Packers will take on the soon-to-be Las Vegas Raiders at I.G. Field on Aug. 22.

And for one day, at least, they can be called the Winnipeg Raiders, given they come into the exhibition as the home team.

Whether or not Rodgers and many of the other big names will suit up for the game, or even make the trip given it will be Week 3 of the NFL pre-season, is another matter.

But that hasn’t stopped tickets from running in the $75-340 range, plus taxes.

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CFL QUARTERBACK YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE SINCE 2013:

PLAYER PASSING RUSHING TOTAL

Mike Reilly 26,929 3,040 29,969

Bo Levi Mitchell 24,305 656 24,961

Trevor Harris 18,075 567 18,642

Kevin Glenn 16,159 368 16,527

Ricky Ray 16,146 395 16,541

Zach Collaros 16,657 932 17,589

Matt Nichols 15,543 504 16,047

Darian Durant* 13,183 1,038 14,221

Drew Willy 8,943 670 9,613

*Retired following 2017 season