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Considering they are averaging the loss of at least two American starters to the NFL over the past two seasons, the Edmonton Eskimos are turning their focus to restocking the shelves.

Beginning Saturday, coaches and of the scouting staff will take to the road to begin their annual circuit of open tryouts throughout the United States.

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The first of 12 stops currently on the slate will be at the Payne Stewart Athletic Complex in Orlando, Fla., before heading to Atlanta’s Grady Stadium on Sunday.

“We’ll have over two dozen tryout camps this year and they will, obviously, strategically be in areas that we feel have been good to us and good to other teams,” said Eskimos general manager Ed Hervey. “We’ll also be in areas twice in the year, one at the early start and one right before the mini-camp.”

This year’s mini-camp, which is the destination hopeful tryout participants will look to receive an invitation to, is regularly held in mid-April, prior to the opening of CFL training camps at the end of May.