The Edmonton Eskimos resigned two players on Friday and signed a new player as well.
Receivers Kevin Elliott and linebacker Taylor Reed are returning to the club, while receiver Kenny Shaw also signed with the team.
Elliott first signed with the Eskimos on Oct. 6 and played the final game of the season on Nov. 4 against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, catching two passes for 16 yards. He also played five games for the B.C. Lions last season, recording 176 receiving yards and scoring one touchdown. In four seasons in the CFL, Elliott has recorded 1,415 yards and has scored 12 touchdowns in 36 games with the Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Redblacks, B.C. Lions, the Eskimos.
Shaw spent last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, hauling in 11 passes for 153 yards in three games. Shaw recorded 1,004 yards and scored five touchdowns with the Toronto Argonauts in the 2016 season.
Reed was first signed by the Eskimos back on Sept. 25 and played the final game of the season with Edmonton on Nov. 4 vs. Winnipeg, recording one defensive tackle. Reed has played 70 career games with the Eskimos, Tiger-Cats, Redblacks and the Calgary Stampeders, registering 316 defensive tackles, 17 quarterback sacks, five forced fumbles and three interceptions.
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