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Natey Adjei is hoping to be able to receive something more than just footballs when his Edmonton Eskimos are in Toronto this weekend.

The Eskimos receiver is back in his hometown for a trip that couldn’t have been timed more perfectly if he tried.

“My wife is actually expecting this week, so any day now,” the 29-year-old said prior to boarding the charter flight out of Edmonton. “She’s in Toronto right now, so I’m by my phone. Any time now I could get the word and she’s going to give birth either right before the game or right after.

“I’m just hoping it’s not during the game. This is an extra special trip for me, for sure.”

Of course, with the 2019 CFL schedule only being released in December, there was no way for the Adjei’s to try and time the Eskimos’ visit with the baby’s due date.

“If we did, we would have had the baby in the off-season,” he laughed. “Honestly, it’s something that just magically happened and I’m thankful for it, for sure, because if it was any other week it would have been tough to go back and forth in the middle of the season.

“So that’s definitely a blessing I’m very thankful for.”

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