The most ardent fans of the Canadian Football League were not the least surprised, but Chris Edwards, of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, once again ignited the powder with less than a minute left on the clock , Saturday, during the Alouettes’ 27-12 victory in the Eastern section semi-final.
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Visibly frustrated by the defeat, the controversial number 24 of the Ti-Cats dealt a few blows, causing a melee on the field. Several football fans, whether those from Montreal or Hamilton, immediately condemned Edwards’ actions on social networks. Many of them even went so far as to demand that this player be banned from the Canadian circuit.
“At the end of the match, when you know your season is over, there is a lot of emotion attached to that,” head coach Jason Maas wisely commented at a press conference, without ever directly mentioning the Edwards name. It is sad. I don’t think it’s good for the league. I don’t like seeing that, personally.”
Scrum on the field in the last minute of the fourth quarter.
Photo Martin Chevalier
“Luckily someone intervened before an injury occurred, but it’s still a black eye,” Maas added. I don’t feel good when that happens.”
Antwi suspended?
Among the Alouettes players, Jeshrun Antwi was expelled from the game after leaving the team’s bench in order to attack Edwards. Could he be suspended for the Eastern final against the Argonauts next weekend in Toronto.
“I don’t think so,” Maas said. Fingers crossed and that’s what worries me the most to be honest. For the Hamilton guys, they’re looking to next year, but for us it would be a big loss if Antwi couldn’t be with us [au prochain match].”
Maas is optimistic, recalling that there was also some bad blood in Ottawa last week in the Argos’ last regular season game and that all the players from the Toronto club got away with fines. .
By the way, Edwards is the same player who pretended to shake hands with Austin Mack at the end of the game on Friday, June 23 in Hamilton, before sneakily pushing the Montreal club’s pass catcher to the ground. The Alouettes then won 38 to 12. Following his action against Mack, Edwards received the maximum fine, half his salary for one game.