
Different herd of Elks ready to welcome B.C. Lions to Edmonton on Sunday
Edmonton lost to the Lions 31-14 in Vancouver in Week 1 of the Canadian Football League season. But middle linebacker Nyles Morgan said that, five weeks later, the Elks are a different team.

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