Joey Elliott

Joey Elliott: He attended a B.C. Lions open tryout camp in Las Vegas in early May. The move paid Friday off as the Lions agreed to terms with him on a three-year contract. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Lions general manager Wally Buono offered a slightly different version, saying the club asked Elliott to attend a camp after his representatives tried to negotiate a contract earlier in the off-season. VANCOUVER - After being unwanted in Winnipeg, Joey Elliott did what many other veteran CFL free agent quarterbacks would not do. "They didn't know I was coming I just showed up," said Elliott from Indianapolis, where he has been working as a substitute teacher. "I just showed up." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.