The Edmonton Eskimos season was the 60th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 69th overall. The Eskimos qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight year, but lost the West Final to the Calgary Stampeders. This is the second season under head coach Jason Maas and the first season under new general manager, Brock Sunderland. The team's former general manager, Ed Hervey, was fired on April 7, 2017.Eskimos part ways with GM Ed Hervey
Offseason CFL draft The 2017 CFL draft took place on May 7, 2017.Marquee moments highlight 2017 CFL schedule in Canada's 150th year
Round Pick Player Position School/Club team Hometown 1 5 Nathaniel Behar WR Carleton London, ON 2 14 Jean-Simon Roy OL Laval Quebec City, QC 3 22 Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga LB Maine Montreal, QC 4 31 Jordan Hoover DB Waterloo Sault Ste. Marie, ON 5 40 Justin Senior OL Mississippi State Montreal, QC 5 41 Kwaku Boateng DL Wilfrid Laurier Milton, ON 6 49 Kwabena Asare OL Carleton Brampton, ON 8 67 Mark Mackie DL McMaster London, ON
Preseason
Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Sun, June 11 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 35–36 0–1–0 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 25,723 Recap B Thurs, June 15 6:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers T 38–38 0–1–1 None Investors Group Field 24,934 Recap 2017 Schedule
Regular season Season standings
Season schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 Sat, June 24 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions W 30–27 1–0 TSN/ESPN2 BC Place 19,175 Recap 2 Fri, June 30 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 23–19 2–0 TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 31,828 Recap 3 Bye 4 Fri, July 14 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 23–21 3–0 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 36,260 Recap 5 Thurs, July 20 5:30 p.m. MDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 31–28 4–0 TSN/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field 23,531 Recap 6 Fri, July 28 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 37–26 5–0 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 32,837 Recap 7 Fri, Aug 4 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 33–28 6–0 TSN/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 27,078 Recap 8 Thurs, Aug 10 5:30 p.m. MDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 27–20 7–0 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 23,851 Recap 9 Thurs, Aug 17 6:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 26–33 7–1 TSN Investors Group Field 30,554 Recap 10 Fri, Aug 25 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 31–54 7–2 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 41,738* Recap 11 Mon, Sept 4 1:00 p.m. MDT at Calgary Stampeders L 18–39 7–3 TSN McMahon Stadium 33,731 Recap 12 Sat, Sept 9 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 22–25 7–4 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 34,312 Recap 13 Sat, Sept 16 2:00 p.m. MDT at Toronto Argonauts L 26–34 7–5 TSN BMO Field 13,182 Recap 14 Bye 15 Sat, Sept 30 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 19–28 7–6 TSN/RDS2 Commonwealth Stadium 30,524 Recap 16 Mon, Oct 9 12:00 p.m. MDT at Montreal Alouettes W 42–24 8–6 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 18,849 Recap 17 Sat, Oct 14 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 30–27 9–6 TSN/RDS2 Commonwealth Stadium 26,738 Recap 18 Sat, Oct 21 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions W 35–29 (OT) 10–6 TSN BC Place 19,816 Recap 19 Sat, Oct 28 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 29–20 11–6 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 30,601 Recap 20 Sat, Nov 4 5:00 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 28–13 12–6 TSN Mosaic Stadium 31,627 Recap
2017 RDS CFL ScheduleCFL, ESPN unveil 2017 U.S. broadcast schedule
*Top attendance in CFL
Total attendance: 291,916 Average attendance: 32,435 (57.6%)
Post-season Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record West Semi-Final Sun, Nov 12 2:30 p.m. MST at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 39–32 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 27,244 Recap West Final Sun, Nov 19 2:30 p.m. MST at Calgary Stampeders L 28–32 1–1 TSN/RDS/ESPNews McMahon Stadium 30,116 Recap
Roster 2017 Edmonton Eskimos final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen G/C T T G G/T C
Defensive linemen DE DT DE DT DT DT DE Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams P/K LS K/P
Practice roster G T/G RB DB LB DE QB DB SB Injured list LB FB FB LB G DE DE LS RB DB DB WR LB RB DB G G LB DB RB K/P RB SB DB Italics indicate international player Transactions
Coaching staff Edmonton Eskimos Staff Front office President and ceo – Len Rhodes Vice-president Football Operations & General manager – Brock Sunderland Executive director of player personnel – Paul Jones Director of Canadian scouting – Rob Ralph Football Operations Coordinator - Kris Hagerman Football Operations Coordinator - Nick Pelletier
Head coach Head coach – Jason Maas Assistant head coach – Mike Benevides
Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/receivers coach – Carson Walch Offensive line/run game coordinator – Mike Gibson Quarterbacks – Jordan Maksymic Running backs – Tim Prinsen Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Mike Benevides Linebackers – Demetrious Maxie Defensive backs/player development – Barron Miles Defensive line – Casey Creehan
Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Cory McDiarmid Special teams assistant – Dave Jackson
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