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Eskimos new RB Boyd ready to go
EDMONTON -- Edmonton Eskimos offensive co-ordinator Marcus Crandell received a huge gift this week when the CFL's leading rusher unexpectedly showed up on his roster -- but it's one with complications.
The Eskimos host the Montreal Alouettes tonight (TSN, 8 p.m.) with two of the league's top rushers at their disposal -- Cory Boyd, the CFL's rushing leader with 447 yards who was surprisingly released by the Toronto Argonauts on Sunday, and incumbent Hugh Charles, who is just 47 yards back.
A week ago, Edmonton had only two healthy running backs in Charles and Canadian Calvin McCarty.
"I can breathe a little easier," Crandell said with a chuckle. "We were kind of treading water with only two backs on the roster.
"(Boyd) gives us a sigh of relief, that security blanket, and brings experience and what he's done on the field speaks for itself."
Eskimos head coach Kavis Reed said the team has 10-to-15 plays for Boyd.
"Not necessarily running plays but opportunities for him to get in the game and to learn the system," Reed said.
Predictably, the 27-year-old Boyd says he's ready, physically, mentally and spiritually to play Friday.
"I'm always ready," he said. "If you're not ready then you're not doing your job."
-- The Canadian Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition August 17, 2012 C2
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