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The Edmonton Eskimos didn’t just lose a quarterback with the release of Danny O’Brien on the weekend, but also their holder.

As a quarterback, O’Brien was the lone holdover from last year’s passing stable led by Mike Reilly.

But as the team’s holder on placekicks for the past two years since coming over from the Ottawa Redblacks, O’Brien was part of a crew that led the Canadian Football League with a 93.8-per-cent success rate in 2017, and followed up with an accuracy of 90 per cent last season.

“It sucks,” said Sean Whyte, who has kicked for the Eskimos since helping them win the Grey Cup in 2015. “I had three great years with him and all my success is to do with him as well. He was all part of what we do out here and what I do and he made me look good.

“But it is part of the business, I’ve got to be a pro and move on to the next guy. And move on (personally).”

During his time in Edmonton, Whyte has enjoyed the highest accuracy of his career, maintaining at least a 90-per-cent success rate over the previous four seasons. Prior to O’Brien, Whyte had Jordan Lynch as a holder.