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Kevin Glenn, quarterback, Saskatchewan Roughriders: “Foot Locker. That’s why I have a bad problem with sneakers. Growing up, I worked at Foot Locker. So I used to see all the shoes that were coming out before they actually released. You would get them shipped in. I remember Jordans were the big thing back then. We would actually get the Jordans and we would lock them up in the bathroom, so people wouldn’t try to break into the store and steal the shoes.”

Jonathon Jennings, quarterback, B.C. Lions: “I worked at a concession stand at the pool, at a recreation centre in my hometown. We had an outdoor pool that I worked at. I used to just eat all the food for free.”

Nik Lewis, slotback, Montreal Alouettes: “Growing up in the country, man, I used to haul hay and cut yards and do things like that and help out a friend. But my first real job was working in a factory. A cardboard factory. Cardboard comes out — some of the pieces are long and some of them are thin and fat, some are short. They just come off a stack, and you just print off a paper and put them in there. And if the cardboard falls, you have to pick it up and restack it.

“It was in Texas. It was probably about 120 degrees Fahrenheit inside. It was very hot, and you had to wear coveralls, which is even hotter. It was a temporary job in the summer during college. They told me it was a part-time job working from 2 to 10. I ended up working from 2 to 2, and I ended up quitting after five days. If you’re giving me a job, tell me I’m working 2 to 2, don’t tell me I’m working from 2 to 10 and give me an extra four hours a day. Made a great cheque, though, from one week of work.”