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To help fill the void this time, the Eskimos brought back Kendial Lawrence, who was one of the final training camp cuts. It turns out out to be about as much of an in-house solution as there is, considering Lawrence and White are roommates.

“It’s really tough, that’s like my brother. That’s my roommate,” said Lawrence, who remained in Edmonton to train following his release. “It’s just more motivation for me to pick up his slack. I feel like I need to fill his shoes and do that.

“That’s the good thing, they at least know what I can do so I can come back in and jump right back on pace.”

While Travon Van will slide into the starting role at running back, Lawrence will be counted on to back him up there as well as be the primary returner.

“We’re fortunate that he’s available and he’ll be the return guy back there that we envision having our return guys do,” Maas said. “He’s a veteran in our league and he knows all the nuances of the game and he’s a very high quality returner.

“And, of course, he will give us depth at tailback, which is huge and one of the reasons we wanted to go with a returner that was a back.”

Call to the Hall



Brothers and former Eskimos offensive linemen Dan and John Comiskey were named to the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame class of 2017 this past week.

Dan’s 12-year CFL career included winning the 2003 and ’05 Grey Cups with the Eskimos. John’s five years in the league intersected his brothers in 2008, when they played right next to each other on the Eskimos offensive line.