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LAS VEGAS – One of the 85 hopefuls attending the Edmonton Eskimos open tryout Saturday may have had an inside track.

That’s because former San Diego State wide receiver Curtis Anderson has some pedigree to him, though you wouldn’t recognize it by his name.

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The 25-year-old already has a family member on the Eskimos roster, being cousins with starting running back C.J. Gable.

“I used to watch him play football back at Sylmar, (Calif.), that’s where he went (to high school),” said Anderson, a six-foot-three, 200-pound native of Palmdale, Calif. “And from there, USC. I used to always watch his games on live TV.

“And then, when he went to the (Canadian Football League) and came to the Edmonton Eskimos, I thought that was the perfect opportunity because (we’re a) football family. Stay in it, see if I could get a shot.”

If it was a longshot, Anderson said it was a worthwhile one.

His number wasn’t called at the end of Saturday’s drills, but that won’t stop him from trying out for another team.