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Edmonton Eskimos sport a different look at quarterback

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WATCH ABOVE: With the Edmonton Eskimos already having a star like Mike Reilly at quarterback, the position isn't so interesting to focus on during training camp. Unless you're looking at who will become the backup QB. Quinn Phillips reports – Jun 2, 2017

The Edmonton Eskimos’ depth chart at quarterback looks different for the first time since 2015.

Former QB Jordan Lynch retired in the off-season, so the Eskimos signed two new QBs: Danny O’Brien, who spent three years with the Ottawa Redblacks, and Brett Smith who played for Saskatchewan in 2015.

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Smith got his first CFL start against the Eskimos when he was in a Riders’ uniform.

“It does change things a little bit,” Eskimos starting quarterback Mike Reilly said Friday of the new faces added to a complex offensive system. “But the guys that we have in here that are new to our team as quarterbacks, they’ve done a great job. Danny knows the system really well – he’s been in it, he speaks the verbiage.

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“Brett’s picked it up very quickly for only being in it for a week or so.”

 

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