The Red and White returned to the field this morning following a somber end to yesterday’s practice when receiver Malik Henry suffered a heartbreaking injury. Rookie receiver Auden Tate also suffered an injury in yesterday morning’s session.
The 27-year-old Henry, who was working his way back to the gridiron after a ruptured Achilles last season, was placed on the six-game injury list this morning due to a patellar-tendon injury and will likely require season-ending surgery.
Henry earned West-Division all-star honours in 2022 after leading the Stamps in both receiving yards with 1,023 and touchdown receptions with eight.
It will once again be a tough task to find a replacement for the talented wideout. The rest of the receiving room currently consists of the following pass catchers:
- Clark Barnes
- Reggie Begelton
- Erik Brooks
- Cam Echols
- Isaiah Epps
- Colton Hunchak
- Ishmael Hyman
- Rysen John
- Marken Michel
- Tyson Middlemost
- Tre Odoms-Dukes
- Jalen Philpot
- Cole Tucker
The club signed free agent Colton Hunchak this morning. He’s spent his entire career with the Stamps since being drafted by his hometown team in 2019.
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A Tough Day
Veteran receiver Reggie Begelton addressed the media to share his thoughts on Henry’s devastating injury.
“We lost a brother, a soldier, a teammate,” said Begelton.
“It’s never easy to see somebody who worked their tail off to come back from a serious injury (they suffered) last year and come back looking really bright, looking really good out there and wanting to prove himself once again, and he goes out like that. It’s real tough.
“It took a toll on the team yesterday. We were all in the locker-room and we felt for him, and it was a hard evening yesterday.”
Wrapping Up Preseason
The Stamps will travel to Winnipeg tomorrow afternoon for a final preseason battle with the Blue Bombers. It will be the last chance for the players to show off what they can do in hopes of earning a permanent spot on the team before roster cuts are made on Saturday.
General Manager and Head Coach Dave Dickenson provided some insight on who would be making the trip to the ‘Peg.
“We’re going to leave Tommy (Stevens) home, and Tommy’s going to be on our team,” said Dickenson.
“The other four (quarterbacks) are going to play. Tommy Stevens has shown he’s very good at short-yardage and I got faith he can also do other things.”
Dickenson also added the team will be leaving more vets on the defensive line at home in Calgary to give an opportunity for the newer players to edge each other out in game action.
“I think this game will really matter to who makes it. I think some guys have taken the lead, but we’ll see if they can keep that lead,” he said.
Then, it all goes down for real when Bo Levi Mitchell and Ticats visit next Friday, June 7, for the Stampeders home opener presented by Tim Hortons. GET YOUR TICKETS!
