Stampeder defensive stars Mayo, Turner back in the game after knee injuries
CALGARY — A couple of big names on the Calgary Stampeder defence are about to make their season debuts after lengthy recoveries from knee injuries.
But linebacker Deron Mayo and lineman Junior Turner expect to have to compete for their former jobs, given Calgary’s stinginess this season in allowing a league-low 145 points in seven games.
“I’d be foolish not to think that,” Mayo said Monday. “I plan on earning my spot back. Throughout my whole life, I’ve always been a hard worker and to me, it’s just another challenge.”
Mayo was Calgary’s leading tackler and defensive captain when he suffered a season-ending torn patellar tendon last Oct. 15 in a game against the Montreal Alouettes.