2021 Edmonton Elks season

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2021 Edmonton Elks season
Head coachJaime Elizondo
General managerBrock Sunderland
Home fieldCommonwealth Stadium
Results
Record2–3
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishTBD
Uniform
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The 2021 Edmonton Elks season is the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 72nd overall. The team will attempt to improve upon their 8–10 record from 2019, qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season, and win their 15th Grey Cup championship. This is the first season that the team competes under a new name, as the "Eskimos" moniker was retired in 2020, and the new name "Elks" was announced on June 1, 2021.[1]

This is the fourth season under general manager Brock Sunderland.[2] This would have been the first season under head coach Scott Milanovich, but he resigned from his position on January 25, 2021.[3] Instead, Jaime Elizondo was named as the 23rd head coach in the team's history on February 1, 2021.[4]

An 18-game season schedule was originally released on November 20, 2020, but it was announced on April 21, 2021 that the start of the season would likely be delayed until August and feature a 14-game schedule.[5][6] On June 15, 2021, the league released the revised 14-game schedule with regular season play beginning on August 5, 2021.[7]

Offseason[]

CFL Global Draft[]

The 2021 CFL Global Draft took place on April 15, 2021.[8][9] With the format being a snake draft, Edmonton selected second in the odd-numbered rounds and eighth in the even-numbered rounds.[8]

Round Pick Player Position University/Club Team Nationality
1 2 OL Eastern Michigan Denmark Denmark
2 17 DL Washington State New Zealand New Zealand
3 20 DL Towson Belgium Belgium
4 35 Matt Leo DE Iowa State Australia Australia

CFL National Draft[]

The 2021 CFL Draft took place on May 4, 2021.[10] The team had six selections in the six-round snake draft and had the fifth pick in each of the rounds.[11][12]

Round Pick Player Position University Team Hometown
1 5 DL Alberta Edmonton, AB
2 14 LB Calgary Tsawwassen, BC
3 23 RB Shepherd Inwood, WV
4 32 WR Buffalo Windsor, ON
5 41 OL Saint Mary's Toronto, ON
6 50 DB Cornell Pickering, ON

Preseason[]

Due to the shortening of the season, the CFL confirmed that pre-season games would not be played in 2021.[7]

Planned schedule[]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent TV Venue
A Bye
B 1 Sat, May 29 2:00 p.m. MDT vs. Calgary Stampeders NA Commonwealth Stadium
C 2 Fri, Jun 4 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions NA BC Place

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Regular season[]

Season standings[]

West Division
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Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 6 5 1 0 10 136 76 3–0 W3 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 5 3 2 0 6 103 103 1–2 L2 Details
BC Lions 5 3 2 0 6 129 88 1–2 W2 Details
Edmonton Elks 5 2 3 0 4 94 114 2–1 L1 Details
Calgary Stampeders 6 2 4 0 4 125 126 1–3 W1 Details

Season schedule[]

The Elks initially had a schedule that featured 18 regular season games beginning on June 12 and ending on October 30.[5] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the Canadian Football League delayed the start of the regular season to August 5, 2021 and the Elks began their 14-game season on August 7, 2021.[7]

On August 22, 2021, it was announced that the Elks had several players test positive for COVID-19, so the August 26, 2021 game was postponed with the re-scheduled date to be declared once the Elks pass health and safety protocols.[14] The CFL announced on September 2, 2021 that the game was re-scheduled for Tuesday, November 16, 2021, meaning that the Elks will play three games in just a seven-day span.[15]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Sat, Aug 7 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 12–16 0–1 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 30,302 Recap
2 2 Sat, Aug 14 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 13–30 0–2 TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 25,116 Recap
3 3 Thurs, Aug 19 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions W 21–16 1–2 TSN/ESPN2 BC Place 12,500 Recap
4 Bye (originally scheduled for Thurs, Aug 26, at Toronto Argonauts; re-scheduled to week 16)
5 4 Mon, Sept 6 2:30 p.m. MDT at Calgary Stampeders W 32–20 2–2 TSN/ESPNews McMahon Stadium 31,039 Recap
6 5 Sat, Sept 11 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 16–32 2–3 TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 33,493 Recap
7 6 Sat, Sept 18 7:45 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN Commonwealth Stadium
8 Bye
9 7 Tues, Sept 28 5:30 p.m. MDT at Ottawa Redblacks TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium
10 8 Fri, Oct 8 6:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN/RDS2 IG Field
11 9 Fri, Oct 15 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN Commonwealth Stadium
12 Bye
13 10 Fri, Oct 29 7:45 p.m. MDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats TSN Commonwealth Stadium
14 11 Fri, Nov 5 7:45 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders TSN Commonwealth Stadium
15 12 Sat, Nov 13 2:00 p.m. MST at Saskatchewan Roughriders TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium
16 13 Tues, Nov 16 5:30 p.m. MST at Toronto Argonauts TSN BMO Field
16 14 Fri, Nov 19 8:30 p.m. MST at BC Lions TSN BC Place

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Team[]

Roster[]

Edmonton Elks roster
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Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-Game Injured List

6-Game Injured List

Practice roster

Suspended

  • -- LB
  • -- OL
  • -- WR
  • -- OL
  • -- DL
  • -- DB

Italics indicate international player
Bold indicates global player
Roster updated 2021-05-25
Depth chart • Transactions
110 roster

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Coaching staff[]

Edmonton Elks staff
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Front Office
  • President and CEO –
  • Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager – Brock Sunderland
  • Assistant General Manager – Bobby Merritt
  • Director of Football Operations – Kris Hagerman
  • Assistant Director of Football Operations/Player Personnel Assistant – Nick Pelletier
  • Head Video Coordinator – Mike Woytowich

Head Coach

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks – Jaime Elizondo
  • Offensive Line –
  • Running Backs –
  • Receivers and Pass Game Coordinator – Winston October
  • Offensive Assistant –
  • Offensive Assistant – Will Arndt
  

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator – Vacant
  • Special Teams Assistant –
  • Special Teams Assistant –

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References[]

  1. ^ @elks (June 1, 2021). "New Name. Same Game" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Eskimos part ways with head coach Jason Maas". cfl.ca. November 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Milanovich resigns as Edmonton's head coach". CFL.ca. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "EE Football Team names Jaime Elizondo as head coach". Edmonton Elks. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Divisional games take centre stage in unique 2021 schedule". Canadian Football League. November 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "CFL Announces Plans To Return-to-play For 2021 Season". Canadian Football League. April 21, 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Circle your calendars: CFL releases 2021 schedule". Canadian Football League. June 15, 2021.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "CFL calendar busy with free agency, virtual combines, drafts". Canadian Football League. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "2021 Global Draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "CFL announces date for 2021 CFL National Draft". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "2021 CFL Draft to feature some significant changes". CFL.ca. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  12. ^ "Ti-Cats snag first selection as CFL reveals 2021 order". CFL.ca. November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  13. ^ "2021 Schedule". Edmonton Elks. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  14. ^ "CFL Statement on the Elks-Argonauts game on Thursday". Canadian Football League. August 8, 2021.
  15. ^ "Postponed Elks-Argos game rescheduled to Nov. 16". Canadian Football League. September 2, 2021.
  16. ^ "2021 Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  17. ^ "Nos émissions" (in French). Réseau des sports. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  18. ^ "ESPN, Upcoming". ESPN. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

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