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The Calgary Stampeders stayed off the field Wednesday, given the busy schedule ahead.
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Camp was suspended a day with the upcoming Monday marking their first Canadian Football League pre-season tilt — that being against the host BC Lions at Vancouver Island’s Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C. (2 p.m., CHQR 107.3 FM/770 AM).
But that didn’t keep the club from making moves off the field.
Ahead of the league-mandated roster cut-down to 75 players plus draft-picks late Tuesday, the Stampeders released 12 players.
The following players have been released:
American receiver Daylen Baldwin
National defensive lineman Kwadwo Boahen
American defensive lineman Josh Carr Jr.
American defensive back Meiko Dotson
American running back Deshaun Fenwick
American receiver Mike Harley Jr.
American linebacker Alex Howard
American defensive lineman Savion Jackson
American defensive lineman Michael Mason
American defensive back Sam Mathews
American offensive lineman Deiyantei Powell-Woods
American offensive lineman Justin Shaffer
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The Monday matinee also marks a return by new Stamps QB Vernon Adams Jr. to BC, where he played the last two seasons with the Lions.
The 10th-year quarterback threw for 2,929 yards and 16 touchdowns with the Lions in 2024. That followed a super season a year earlier with the West Coast squad — whopping totals of 4,769 yards and 31 totals, both career-highs for Adams.
Now, he’s trying to re-create similar success with the Stampeders, beginning with Monday’s pre-season game if he, indeed, gets the call to arms in that game.
The Stamps have four QBs on their roster and want to get a look at all of them in the pre-season ahead of the regular-season start on Saturday, June 7, against the incoming Hamilton Tiger-Cats at McMahon Stadium (5 p.m., TSN,CHQR 107.3 FM/770 AM).
“I just like different energy and the different standard we have this year,” said Adams during training camp this week in Calgary. “You know … everyone knows we need to step it up this year, and we need to start from Day 1 and limit the complaining.
“And let’s just push each other — hold each other accountable.”
The Stamps have three days of training camp yet ahead of Monday’s pre-season contest — that being Thursday (9:20 a.m.), Friday (9:20 a.m.) and Saturday (9:20 a.m.) at McMahon Stadium.
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