Gable looks to build off big Eskimos debut when Edmonton hosts Toronto
EDMONTON — Running back C.J. Gable made a huge impression in his debut with the Edmonton Eskimos on Monday, showing he is everything quarterback Mike Reilly and general manager Brock Sunderland hoped he would be.
Obtained from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Oct. 2, Gable ran for 111 yards and a touchdown — he added a receiving touchdown as well — to help the Eskimos snap a six-game losing streak with a 42-24 win at Montreal.
“He’s everything I hoped he would be,” Reilly said of the team’s latest in a long string of running backs this season. “He’s a true pro. You saw that last (game). We were playing in a game where that ball was like a greased pig.
“Come out on your first carry, run a really hard run and take a hit, guy puts his helmet on the ball… and it pops out, they score. That’s something that if you’re not mentally tough, puts you down and out for the game. But he ends with more than 100 yards, has a rushing touchdown, a receiving touchdown. Chewed up the clock in the fourth quarter for us.”