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Mike Reilly will be quarterbacking the Edmonton Eskimos on the field against the Ottawa RedBlacks on Saturday.

After all, he only called in sick to Friday’s walk-through session at Commonwealth Stadium’s indoor fieldhouse, not deceased.

“I know Mike for what he is,” Eskimos middle linebacker J.C. Sherritt said of the player voted time and again by his peers as the Canadian Football League’s toughest player. “I think he would, like clinically, have to be dead to not play so it doesn’t concern me.

“As long as he’s breathing, we’re in good shape.”

But there were questions abound in the media gallery as backup quarterback Kevin Glenn took all the first-team duties in Reilly’s absence, ones Jason Maas immediately put to bed.

“He just had the flu,” the head coach said. “He just wanted to stay home so he doesn’t affect everybody else, so he’ll be ready (Saturday).

“Our walk-through was great, Kevin took charge of that. He looked good, our guys look ready to play.”