Close X
Friday, November 1, 2024
ADVT 
Sports

B.C. Lions Say Standout Linebacker Solomon Elimimian '100 Per Cent Healthy'

The Canadian Press, 29 Apr, 2016 11:26 AM
  • B.C. Lions Say Standout Linebacker Solomon Elimimian '100 Per Cent Healthy'
SURREY, B.C. — The B.C. Lions say linebacker Solomon Elimimian has fully recovered from the Achilles tendon injury that ended his 2015 season.
 
The CFL's most outstanding player two years ago, Elimimian ruptured the ligament in a game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in August.
 
Lions head coach and general manager Wally Buono met the media after the CFL club's off-season workout on Thursday and said Elimimian will be a full participant when training camp opens next month in Kamloops, B.C.
 
"I believe Solly's 100 per cent healthy today," said Buono. "I don't want to speak for him, but the things that I've seen and the reports I've gotten, he's 100 per cent. He's doing stuff right now that when you look at, makes you excited for 2016 for him."
 
Elimimian, who led the CFL with 143 defensive tackles and 151 total tackles — both CFL records — in 2014, has been rehabbing in Carson, Calif.
 
 
He told reporters in February after being checked out by team doctors that he initially feared his career could be in jeopardy.
 
"You hear all the stories, you hear about the guys that don't come back," Elimimian said at the time. "It's uncharted territory.
 
"One thing I realized about this injury is it's how hard you fight back."
 
The Lions are holding a mini-camp this week at their practice facility that's being attended predominantly by first- and second-year players.

MORE Sports ARTICLES

American League East Clinched, Blue Jays Can Now Earn Home-Field Advantage Through Playoffs

American League East Clinched, Blue Jays Can Now Earn Home-Field Advantage Through Playoffs
 When the cigar smoke settled from a wild celebration after clinching the American League East, the Toronto Blue Jays were left with more work to do.

American League East Clinched, Blue Jays Can Now Earn Home-Field Advantage Through Playoffs

Jays-Mania Strikes Toronto Sports Fans, Accustomed To Defeat But Now Dreaming Big

Jays-Mania Strikes Toronto Sports Fans, Accustomed To Defeat But Now Dreaming Big
he Toronto Blue Jays have clinched the American League East division title, making a post-season play for another World Series title while thrilling a city of terminally despondent sports fans and baseball enthusiasts nationwide.

Jays-Mania Strikes Toronto Sports Fans, Accustomed To Defeat But Now Dreaming Big

B.C. Lions QB Travis Lulay Removed From 6-game Injured List, Cleared To Practise

The B.C. Lions announced Tuesday that quarterback Travis Lulay has been removed from the team's six-game injured list, enabling him to practise this week.

B.C. Lions QB Travis Lulay Removed From 6-game Injured List, Cleared To Practise

Brendan Gaunce Giving His Coach Plenty To Think About

Brendan Gaunce Giving His Coach Plenty To Think About
Gaunce opened the scoring for the Canucks in a 4-3 pre-season loss to the Calgary Flames on Saturday.

Brendan Gaunce Giving His Coach Plenty To Think About

Penalty Drama: Villa Scores Winner In Stoppage Time As NYCFC Stuns Whitecaps 2-1

Penalty Drama: Villa Scores Winner In Stoppage Time As NYCFC Stuns Whitecaps 2-1
Villa scored a penalty deep in stoppage time after Vancouver captain Pedro Morales tied the game on another penalty in the 88th minute as New York City downed the Whitecaps 2-1 in an edge-of-your-seat encounter.

Penalty Drama: Villa Scores Winner In Stoppage Time As NYCFC Stuns Whitecaps 2-1

Minor hockey dynamo - Kabir Gill

Minor hockey dynamo - Kabir Gill

It is hard to believe that Kabir Gill is just 14 years old. The young ice hockey star,who was dra...

Minor hockey dynamo - Kabir Gill