Mike Reilly Named CFL Player of the Week
July 26, 2016 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Edmonton Elks News Release
Edmonton - Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly is a CFL Player of the Week for Week 5 for his performance in last Saturday's game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium.
Reilly completed 32-of-42 passes (76%) for 354 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed five times for 24 yards.
The Central Washington product has passed for more than 350 yards and completed better than 70% of his passes in all four games this season.
CFL Players of the Week are chosen by a panel of judges who independently send their selections to the CFL head office. The panel includes former players Matt Dunigan and Duane Forde of TSN and Pierre Vercheval of RDS.
The Eskimos host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this Thursday, July 28, at The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium. Kickoff is 7 p.m. MT.
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