A pair of former University of Calgary football players remain in
training camps for National Football League teams. Defensive back Elie Bouka and wide receiver
Rashaun Simonise each participated in their respective team’s first pre-season
games in Week 1 of NFL pre-season action.
Bouka missed all of last season
with the Dinos due to an Achilles injury, but impressed enough in a free agent
camp to be signed by the National Football Conference finalist Arizona
Cardinals. Simonise, who was a CIS first team all-Canadian last year and Canada
West Rookie of the Year in 2013 was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals in mid
July just prior to the commencement of training camp.
Bouka, attend the Cardinals
mini-camp in the off-season and spent the bulk of the summer rehabbing and
working out in Phoenix.
He suffered a hamstring injury early in training camp but dressed for the
Cardinals first pre-season contest against the Oakland Raiders playing on some
special teams, including a very impressive forced fumble on punt coverage.
Simonise caught a 47-yard pass
and run play against the Minnesota Vikings in the Bengals initial pre-season
game.
Both Bouka and Simonise are
expected to dress for their respective teams second pre-season contests in Week
2 of pre-season competition. The Cardinals are in San Diego
against the Chargers who they have had joint practices with this past week
while the Bengals are in Detroit
against the Lions.
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