Injured Joel Figueroa participated in practice for B.C. Photo by Arlen Redekop / PNG NOTEWORTHIES Article content Lions quarterback Michael Reilly, dropping back to throw against the Edmonton Elks last month, is the only Leo to score a rushing touchdown so far this season. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Ottawa is on a downslide, having lost three straight, and the Lions coach didn’t want his players to lose focus - especially against a team they just beat. BYE BYE: Campbell is wary of any lack of focus creeping into his team after a bye week, and brought them back together a few days early to ensure that. Photo by TROY FLEECE / Regina Leader-PostĢ. I think it’s early in the season, but part of the name of the game in the CFL is to create some explosive returns, and whether it’s kickoffs or punts, and we need to do that.” Lions running back Chris Rainey evades Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Justin Herdman-Reed during their Aug. “Chris is great to have back there because he makes such good decisions. “We’d like to get some more explosive plays,” said head coach Rick Campbell.
On kickoffs, the numbers are better, but save for a 57-yard return against Edmonton, Rainey hasn’t broken through.
His 5.4-yard punt return average is the second lowest in the CFL, and he’s consistently been swarmed, bottled up and nullified.
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