2020 Edmonton Football Team season

The 2020 Edmonton Football Team season was scheduled to be the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 72nd overall. On July 21, 2020, the team officially retired the "Eskimos" name, and temporarily began using "Edmonton Football Team" and "EE Football Team" until a new name is decided.[1]

2020 Edmonton Football Team season
Head coachScott Milanovich
General managerBrock Sunderland
Home fieldCommonwealth Stadium
Results
RecordN/A
Division placeN/A, West
Playoff finishSeason cancelled
Uniform

Training camps, pre-season games, and regular season games were initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta. The CFL announced on April 7, 2020 that the start of the 2020 season would not occur before July 2020.[2] On May 20, 2020, it was announced that the league would likely not begin regular season play prior to September 2020.[3] On August 17, 2020 however, the season was officially cancelled due to COVID-19.[4]

This would have been the first season under head coach Scott Milanovich following the dismissal of Jason Maas following the 2019 season.[5] This also would have been the fourth season under general manager Brock Sunderland.

Offseason

CFL National Draft

The 2020 CFL National Draft took place on April 30, 2020.[6] The team had nine selections in the eight-round draft after acquiring another seventh-round pick from the Toronto Argonauts.[7]

Round Pick Player Position University Team Hometown
14Thomas Jack-KurdylaOLBuffaloMontreal, QC
213Alain PaeDLOttawaPrague, CZ
324Malik TyneLBTowsonOttawa, ON
432Oludotun AketepeDBGuelphBarrie, ON
541Dante BrownKFort Hays StateMississauga, ON
650Chris GangarossaOLWagnerFort Erie, ON
757Nicholas SummachOLSaskatchewanSaskatoon, SK
759Rossini SandjongDEYorkLongueuil, QC
868Mitch RaperRBCarletonOshawa, ON

CFL Global Draft

The 2020 CFL Global Draft was scheduled to take place on April 16, 2020.[8] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this draft and its accompanying combine were postponed to occur just before the start of training camp, which was ultimately cancelled.[2][9] The team was scheduled to select fourth in each round with the number of rounds never announced.[8]

Planned schedule

Preseason
Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent TV Venue
A 1 Sun, May 24 2:00 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers NA IG Field
B 2 Sat, May 30 2:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions NA Commonwealth Stadium
C Bye

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Regular season
Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent TV Venue
1 1 Thu, June 11 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions TSN Commonwealth Stadium
2 2 Sat, June 20 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks TSN Commonwealth Stadium
3 3 Sat, June 27 5:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions TSN BC Place
4 4 Fri, July 3 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN Commonwealth Stadium
5 Bye
6 5 Fri, July 17 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Toronto Argonauts TSN Commonwealth Stadium
7 6 Fri, July 24 5:00 p.m. MDT at Ottawa Redblacks TSN TD Place Stadium
8 7 Fri, July 31 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats TSN Commonwealth Stadium
9 Bye
10 8 Fri, Aug 14 6:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN IG Field
11 9 Sat, Aug 22 5:00 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders TSN Mosaic Stadium
12 10 Sat, Aug 29 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders TSN Commonwealth Stadium
13 11 Mon, Sept 7 2:30 p.m. MDT at Calgary Stampeders TSN McMahon Stadium
14 12 Sat, Sept 12 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Calgary Stampeders TSN Commonwealth Stadium
15 13 Fri, Sept 18 5:00 p.m. MDT at Montreal Alouettes TSN/RDS Molson Stadium
16 Bye
17 14 Sat, Oct 3 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders TSN Commonwealth Stadium
18 15 Fri, Oct 9 6:00 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN IG Field
19 16 Sat, Oct 17 2:00 p.m. MDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats TSN Tim Hortons Field
20 17 Sat, Oct 24 2:00 p.m. MDT vs. Montreal Alouettes TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium
21 18 Sat, Oct 31 11:00 a.m. MDT at Toronto Argonauts TSN BMO Field

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Team

Roster
Edmonton Football Team roster
Quarterbacks

Receivers

 Running backs
  • -- Brandon Burks
  • 25 Shaquille Cooper
  • -- DeVontae Jackson
  • -- Marvin Kinsey
  • -- Jordan Robinson
  • 33 Alex Taylor
  • -- Lexington Thomas
  • -- Terry Williams

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

 Defensive linemen

Linebackers

 Defensive backs

Special teams

Italics indicate international player
Bold indicates global player
Roster updated 2020-08-17
Depth chart • Transactions
102 roster

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Coaching staff
Edmonton Football Team staff
Front Office
  • President and CEO – Chris Presson
  • Vice-President Football Operations and General Manager – Brock Sunderland
  • Director of Player Personnel – David Turner
  • Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Will Homer
  • Director of Scouting – Bobby Merritt
  • Director of Football Operations – Kris Hagerman
  • Assistant Director of Football Operations/Player Personnel Assistant – Nick Pelletier
  • Head Video Coordinator – Griffin Dear

Head Coach

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Scott Milanovich
  • Quarterbacks – Kelly Jeffrey
  • Offensive Line – John McDonell
  • Running Backs – Terry Eisler
  • Receivers and Pass Game Coordinator – Winston October
  

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator – A. J. Gass
  • Special Teams Assistant – Kelly Jeffrey

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References
  1. "Edmonton Football Team Discontinues Use Of The Name Eskimos". Edmonton Football Team. July 21, 2020.
  2. "Ambrosie issues statement on behalf of CFL". cfl.ca. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  3. "CFL provides update regarding 2020". Canadian Football League. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  4. "CFL not to play shortened season in the fall". Canadian Football League. August 17, 2020.
  5. "Eskimos part ways with head coach Jason Maas". cfl.ca. November 27, 2019.
  6. "CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and, and Japan". press.cfl.ca. November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  7. "Esks acquire Martese Jackson from Argos". September 10, 2018.
  8. "Key dates to circle on your calendar in 2020". CFL.ca. January 27, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  9. "CFL Global Draft rescheduled as lead-in event prior to training camp". CFL.ca. March 24, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  10. "2020 Schedule". Edmonton Football Team. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
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