Chris Morris played each and every snap of his 14-year CFL career wearing Edmonton’s green and gold. He won three Grey Cups, and described the team as a family.
As the new president of the Edmonton Elks, Morris pledged that those family values will return to the franchise. As an alumnus and a member of the Ring of Honour, he’s watched the team go through the 2020s and miss the playoffs, season after season.
He’s seen players come in, players go out. There have been quarterback controversies and quarterback carousels.
He said the culture of signing and cutting players, and re-making the team year after year, has to come to an end.
“The first thing we need to build here is a championship-level football team.” Morris said Thursday during a media conference held in the …