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EDMONTON — Corey Chamblin insists Shawn Lemon isn’t out of the picture, but the fact remains the veteran rush end is not with the team and hasn’t been with the team at any point during the Argos’ three-game Western swing.

In Winnipeg, the Argos had Lemon on the one-game injured list.

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In Calgary, Lemon was on the team’s 46-man roster, but there was no way he was going to suit up against his former team when Lemon was back in Toronto.

The Argos have relocated to Edmonton and Lemon was nowhere to be seen at practice.

Among the few practice roster players to join the Argos in the Alberta capital was defensive end Eric Striker, who has yet to play this season.

“He’s not out of the picture,’’ Chamblin said when asked about Lemon’s status. “He had his shoulder (injury) and he could have played with that. I spoke to him not to long ago. I like the way the roster is set defensively and I liked the way we played last week (when the defence recorded three sacks in the opening quarter). It’s not (Lemon’s non-playing status) set in stone.”

The Argos started Frank Beltre and Freddie Bishop, two former Stamps who earned a Grey Cup ring with Lemon in Calgary, at defensive end.

Lemon was a member of Toronto’s Grey Cup defence two years ago when Chamblin served as defensive co-ordinator.