Veteran Ottawa quarterback Burris feeling no pressure heading into East final
OTTAWA — Henry Burris isn’t feeling the pressure of returning the Ottawa Redblacks to the Grey Cup.
Ottawa hosts Edmonton in the East Division final Sunday afternoon in a rematch of last year’s Grey Cup contest, won 26-20 by the Eskimos. But Burris isn’t overwhelmed by the weight of expectation because he’s convinced that many football pundits never expected him to be in this position.
“I just knew people were out there ready to write me off,” said the 41-year-old Texan. “I feel no pressure going into this game because I’m not supposed to be out here playing.
“For me, I’m out there playing (and) I’m not supposed to be there so why should I even care? Let’s just go out and play, execute and enjoy this moment.”