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It’s unclear how much Reilly might play Friday, but he did say that veterans want “get out there and feel the speed of the game again.”

“It is pre-season game. It’s not going to be quite up to regular-season speed and you know that, but it’s certainly faster than practices during training camp,” explained Reilly, the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player in 2017 and someone who has thrown for at least 5,500 yards and 28 touchdowns in each of his last three seasons. “It’s always nice to get out there for a couple of drives and remember what it’s like to play against another team.

“This is a dress rehearsal in front of our home crowd. We want to come out and play well. But, in regards to how much I read into it, I don’t look at the numbers. I look at how the guys go out and operate together. That’s what I want to see.”

Reilly was a backup in B.C. from 2010-12. He admits that it will be “weird to be in the home locker-room.”

“I always had to stand in the tunnel with the visiting fans and get ready for the game,” he continued. “It will be a nice change to come to be on the home side. B.C. Place is a great place to play football games. I’ve always enjoyed it.”

It will also be the first up-close-and-personal look for Lions fans at the team under Claybrooks. He had been the Stamps’ defensive coordinator the past three seasons, highlighted by helping them capture the Grey Cup last campaign.

He’s expected to receive his Cup ring Friday as well.

“I haven’t really thought about it,” Claybrooks said of getting his ring. “When you win one, you’re onto the next one. I’ll look at it and I’ll shine it and I’ll send a picture to my mom and then I’ll send it to her and I’ll let her deal with it.

“Once you hit one goal, you’re onto your next goal. My goal here is to win a championship with B.C.”

NEXT GAME

Friday | Pre-season

Calgary Stampeders at B.C. Lions

7 p.m., B.C. Place Stadium

Radio: TSN 1040 AM