The Montreal Alouettes will head into Thursday\u2019s game in Edmonton against the Elks with a 2-0-0 record. Edmonton is 0-1 after their Week 1 loss in B.C. They were on bye last week, so this will be the second week in a row that the Als play a team during their home opener.<\/p>\n
This will be the first time this season that the Alouettes will play on a short week. They\u2019re coming off a 39-18 win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Please note that kickoff is set for 9pm ET from Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. You can watch the game on RDS, TSN CBS Sports network (United States) or you can listen on 98.5FM or TSN 690.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what you need to know:<\/p>\n
Charleston Rambo returns:<\/p>\n
Receiver Charleston Rambo missed last week\u2019s game because he and his fianc\u00e9e got married over the weekend. Rambo wasn\u2019t at practice on Monday but returned for Tuesday\u2019s session.<\/p>\n
The second-year receiver looked comfortable throughout the training session, as he made several catches on throws from starter Davis Alexander.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was great,\u201d Rambo said of his wedding. \u201cIt brought a lot of people together and we just wanted to enjoy the day as best we can. We made some great memories with my family and friends.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe planned (the date) before the season. We figured out a date and it just came to that. We had great weather because it was an outdoor wedding. We had a great time in Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old had three receptions for 36 yards in the opener against the Toronto Argonauts.<\/p>\n
Stevie Scott III\u2019s 2025 debut:<\/p>\n
Travis Theis, who has impressed in two weeks with the Als, will miss Thursday\u2019s game due to injury. Stevie Scott III, who had a strong training camp, will make his 2025 debut. The former Indiana running back started one game last year and had a solid showing in a loss in Vancouver.<\/p>\n
Scott III and Sean Thomas Erlington will both be in the backfield on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Nick Callender still out:<\/p>\n
Starting left tackle Nick Callender will miss a second consecutive game with a foot injury. Rookie Des Holmes, who made his CFL debut against the Redblacks last week, will be back in the starting lineup.<\/p>\n
\u201cNick won\u2019t be ready to go (for this week\u2019s game). He\u2019s still a ways away,\u201d head coach Jason Maas said on Monday. \u201cHe\u2019s improving every day and the hope is that he\u2019s available sooner rather than later. The initial information we got was that it wasn\u2019t good, but the situation has improved since then.\u201d<\/p>\n
Holmes had a solid first game at left tackle and he\u2019ll get another opportunity to fill in for Callender this week.<\/p>\n
\u201cDes played very well,\u201d added Maas. \u201cHe was physical right from the jump. Obviously, he\u2019ll settle in. It was his first game playing and there is always room for improvement, regardless. But I thought he did a really good job for his first game, and I thought P-O (Lestage) played extremely well next to him. The communication was very good.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Familiar Faces:<\/p>\n
This will be the first time the Alouettes will see Cody Fajardo and Kaion Julien-Grant since both players left the organization this winter.<\/p>\n
Fajardo, who was Grey Cup MVP in 2023, was traded to Edmonton for current backup quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson, and Julien-Grant signed with the Elks in free agency.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be great to see Cody again and Kaion as well,\u201d Davis Alexander said. \u201cI\u2019m actually staying the night over there after the game, so I think Cody and I are going to grab dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Montreal Alouettes will head into Thursday\u2019s game in Edmonton against the Elks with a 2-0-0 record. Edmonton…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10346,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-12448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}