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He’s been brought in for the express purpose of taking over for the driver’s seat of the Edmonton Eskimos offence.

But Trevor Harris isn’t expecting to just be handed the keys as the club opens training camp Sunday at Commonwealth Stadium.

Acquired in free agency immediately following the departure of former franchise quarterback Mike Reilly, Harris gathered with many of his new teammates for the first time as they reported for medicals in the fieldhouse Saturday.

“I’m going to come out here and try to earn a job,” Harris said.

What else is there to say?

Obviously, the Eskimos aren’t planning on paying someone Reilly money – in the $500,000 per-year range their former pivot made here last year, not the $700,000 he’s getting now in B.C. – to have him hold a clipboard.

But the new QB1 still has to get it in gear when the rubber hits the road on the field Sunday.

“I’m going to try to earn a spot on the roster and that’s kind of my mindset, I’m going to come out here every single day and prove to them that they made the right choice and I’m the guy that should be leading the troops.