Receiver Eugene Lewis can't wait to start earning quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson's trust. The signing of Bethel-Thompson, a two-time Grey Cup champion, was Edmonton's biggest off-season move.
The signing of Bethel-Thompson, a two-time Grey Cup champion, was Edmonton's biggest off-season move. The Elks have finished last in the West Division three consecutive years."I know what a great quarterback can do," Lewis said."Somebody with experience, somebody who's been through it and won championships and MBT has done that.Edmonton last made the playoffs in 2019 but has won a combined 11 regular-season games since then.
The six-foot-four, 220-pound Bethel-Thompson spent 2023 with the USFL's New Orleans Breakers. He threw for a league/career-high 4,731 yards in 2022 with 23 TDs and 15 interceptions as Toronto finished atop the East Division. Bethel-Thompson started 47-of-74 career regular-season games with Toronto . He completed 66.8 per cent of his passes for 13,261 yards with 70 TDs and 49 interceptions.
"I love making big plays, I love it when a quarterback is ready to let it loose," Lewis said."It's also that trust factor where the quarterback says, 'I trust that my guys are down there and will make the play better than the guy who's defending them.' Bethel-Thompson has expressed wanting to mentor the six-foot-one, 185-pound Ford, who captured the 2021 Hec Crighton Trophy at Waterloo as Canadian university football's top player. Edmonton drafted Ford eighth overall in 2022.
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