{"id":99887,"date":"2026-06-23T09:44:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/99887\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T09:44:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:44:27","slug":"nick-anderson-misses-practice-with-edmonton-elks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/99887\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Anderson misses practice with Edmonton Elks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OttvEdm26_0917-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nick Anderson\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto: Gord Weber\/3DownNation. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>The Edmonton Elks were without American linebacker Nick Anderson when they hit the practice field on Monday, according to the team\u2019s injury report.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old started the team\u2019s first two regular-season games at middle linebacker, recording 12 defensive tackles and one special teams tackle.<\/p>\n<p>The five-foot-eleven, 230-pound defender rose to prominence in 2024 when he was named All-CFL and the league\u2019s Most Outstanding Rookie. He made 111 defensive tackles, five special teams tackles, three sacks, two forced fumbles, and one interception over 18 regular-season games that year.<\/p>\n<p>3DownNation Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>        Today\u2019s CFL news in your inbox every day at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>        By signing up you agree to receive daily emails from 3DownNation, as well as our<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/3downnation.com\/terms-of-service\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">terms of service<\/a> and<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/3downnation.com\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">privacy policy<\/a>.<br \/>\n        1900 Rose St, Regina SK S4P 0A9.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson played only seven regular-season games due to injury in 2025. He made 41 defensive tackles and one sack.<\/p>\n<p>Others on Edmonton\u2019s injury report include American receiver Joe Robustelli (hamstring), American defensive lineman Tomari Fox (elbow), and Canadian long snapper Luke Burton-Krahn (Achilles).<\/p>\n<p>Robustelli and Burton-Krahn were non-participants, while Fox was a limited participant.<\/p>\n<p>The Edmonton Elks (2-0) will visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1-1) at Princess Auto Stadium on Thursday, June 25 with kickoff scheduled for 8:30 p.m. EDT. The Elks are coming off an overtime win over the Montreal Alouettes, while the Blue Bombers were on bye.<\/p>\n<p>The weather forecast in Winnipeg calls for a high of 25 degrees and sun. The game will be broadcast on TSN in Canada and CFL+ internationally. Radio listeners can tune in on 880 CHED in Edmonton or 680 CJOB in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782207867_17_0603-3Down-logo-600x600.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/3downnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3DownNation-Wordmark-v3-3.svg\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo: Gord Weber\/3DownNation. All rights reserved. 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