While the current football members of the Dinos will be opening their 2016 Canada West regular season in Winnipeg at Investors Group on Thursday evening, a pair of their last year’s teammates will be focusing on making National Football League rosters.
Defensive back Elie Bouka and receiver Rashaun Simonise have survived the initial cut down to 75 by National Football League clubs on Tuesday August 30 at 2 PM EST.
Bouka, who missed all of last year due to an Achilles injury was placed on injury reserve by the Arizona Cardinals. The 6’1”, 205 lbs Bouka has been hampered by a leg injury much of training camp and questionable for the Cardinals final pre-season game Thursday against the defending Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos at the University of Phoenix Stadium. Elie spent majority of the summer training with the Cardinals including attending mini-camp and getting treatment from the Cardinals’ medical personal for his Achilles injury. He missed the last two preseason games due to his hamstring injury but played initial preseason game against the Oakland Raiders.
The 6’5”, 200 lbs. Simonise spent three seasons with the Dinos earning all-Canadian status last year and signed a tryout a free agent tryout with the Bengals in July 2016. Simonise who caught a 47 yard pass in his initial preseason game is expected to dress for Bengals final preseason game Thursday evening at home against the Indianapolis Colts.
All National Football League teams will make their final cuts to the required 53 by September 3 and will name their 10 man practice roster the following day.
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