The Edmonton Elks continued their offseason overhaul on Tuesday as they announced the football club has agreed to a two-year deal with Grey Cup champion kicker Boris Bede.
Bede joins Edmonton’s CFL club after spending three seasons with the Toronto Argonauts and rejoins former teammates McLeod Bethel-Thompson and Kurleigh Gittens Jr., both of whom joined the Elks this offseason as well.
Bede, 34, converted 37 of 39 fields goals for a career-high 94.9 per cent in 17 games last seeason. He also led the CFL in kickoff yards, kickoff average and was named a CFL East All-Star.
The native of France helped the Argos win the Grey Cup in 2022. In the championship game he recorded 12 points.
“Boris is a weapon and a game-changer, whether pinning opposing teams deep or closing out a game with a long field goal,” Elks assistant general manager Geroy Simon said in a news release.
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“We’re excited to have him in Green and Gold.”
Bede began his CFL career with the Montreal Alouettes in 2015.
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