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It turns out the Edmonton Eskimos didn’t just bid farewell to Mike Reilly over the off-season, but as of Sunday, their entire quarterback stable from last year.

Prior to holding practice in front of approximately 2,000 people at Commonwealth Stadium for Fan Day, the Eskimos announced the release of Danny O’Brien.

The third-string quarterback, who was with the Eskimos since 2017 and had previously worked with head coach Jason Maas when they were together in Ottawa in 2015, joins fellow former Eskimos QBs Kevin Glenn and Zach Kline on the unemployment line after serving in the stable with Reilly last year.

“We knew Danny for two years here in Edmonton and then back in my Ottawa days with him,” Maas said. “There’s not a more prepared, better-liked guy in our locker-room. He’s a consummate pro and teammate, always prepared and ready to go.

“A great guy and it’s never easy to let people like that go.”