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This isn’t the first time the Edmonton Eskimos have been overshadowed when it comes to the annual CFL player awards.

A year ago on their way to hoisting the Grey Cup in Winnipeg, it was their opponents in the final, the Ottawa Redblacks, gaining most of the glory.

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Quarterback Henry Burris won most outstanding player, receiver Brad Sinopoli was named most outstanding Canadian, Sir Vincent Rogers stood out among the league’s offensive linemen and Rick Campbell earned coach of the year honours.

At least the Eskimos received some representation from 2015 most outstanding CFL rookie Derel Walker, which is more than they can say this year after being completely shut out of the voting process at the divisional level, as lists for the East and West were announced Thursday.

“We think about it, but at the end, we’ve truly got the guys who are more worried about the team award, and that’s the Grey Cup. We all get a part of that one,” receiver Adarius Bowman said, before taking a humorous approach to things. “But they have to give it to somebody. I’ve been looking at it that we’ve got so much talent over here that it’s hard to pick.