QB Harris Removed from Elks Six-Game DL – Edmonton | The Canadian News

The Edmonton Elks welcomed their number one quarterback to the practice range on Saturday as Trevor Harris was removed from a six-game disabled list and added to the team’s active list.

Harris was placed on the list on September 16 and missed the Elks’ last game on September 18 at home against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers with what the club called a neck injury. Harris first suffered the injury during the Labor Day rematch and said it’s a relief to be back on the field after going through an uncomfortable period of time.

“I was wondering last week, when will I feel good,” Harris said. “I started working with a chiropractor and the training staff here have done an incredible job working with the soft tissues in my neck. Dr. Naidu has been great and I just trust what they have been saying from the pictures. I started to feel a lot better. One day I woke up and said, man, I’m starting to feel like myself again. So it was refreshing. “

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Edmonton Elks quarterback Trevor Harris talks about his return from a head / neck injury Saturday

After practice on Friday, Elks head coach Jamie Elizondo declared Taylor Cornelius the starter for Tuesday’s game in Ottawa against the Redblacks. Harris only did light field work on Saturday.

Elizondo was asked if there is a chance Harris will play or even start Tuesday.

“We’ll see. It’s good to have number seven back here and pitch,” Elizondo said. “He did solo work today, so we’ll see how he felt after indy and how he felt today. I think he looks pretty good. But we will make a decision on what is best for the team and for him. “

Elizondo said Harris may be able to play low reps Tuesday in practice. Taylor Cornelius took the majority of the starting quarterback reps in practice Saturday.

When it comes to the neck injury, Harris said his memory after sustaining the injury against the Stampeders is a bit hazy.

“I remember the second half … there are only parts of the game that I didn’t remember,” Harris said. “I remember exactly when (the injury) happened. It was during the rematch in the second quarter. For whatever reason, someone brought up something that happened during the game and I was like, man, I usually remember the game in great detail. But I feel great now. The past is the past and I am grateful that I feel great. “

The team will have one more practice on the field on Sunday before heading to Ottawa on Monday, where they will face the Redblacks on Tuesday.

You can listen to Tuesday’s game on CISN Country 103.9 FM beginning with Countdown to Kick-off at 4:30 pm Kick-off from TD Place Stadium in Ottawa will be at 5:30 pm