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- ↑ "Esks load up on Canadian talent in trade with Hamilton - Edmonton Eskimos". Esks.com. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "Riders Re-Sign Five Nationals". Riderville.com. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
