Ciatrick Fason News

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Ciatrick Fason has left the Edmonton Eskimos. The practice roster running back opted not to return to the Canadian Football League club after the bye week, remaining at home in the United States.

This week, he's the B.C. Lions' Martell Mallett. Last week, he was the Montreal Alouettes' Avon Cobourne.

Thursday's lopsided tilt against the Montreal Alouettes might have left Edmonton Eskimos fans scrambling for their team depth chart to peruse the options available at running back.

One is Canadian, the other an import. They'll be the Edmonton Eskimos' running backs this week, against Montreal, and both have persevered, in part, because of their incredible patience.

Eskimos rookie Elliot Richardson was pressed into action late in Thursday's CFL opener when starting safety Scott Gordon tweaked his knee.

In the month that he's been in Edmonton, Arkee Whitlock has turned heads and changed minds.

It's all about depth on the 2009 Eskimos -- on the offensive and defensive lines, at linebacker, at quarterback, running back, receiver, Canadian talent, you name it.

Forty-six players and a seven-man practice squad is all the room available to the Edmonton Eskimos as today's roster deadline looms.

Playing under the lights is a familiar feeling for Ciatrick Fason. The six-foot-one, 220-pound running back spent two seasons in the NFL carrying the ball for the Minnesota Vikings.

Eskimos prospect Arkee Whitlock stays focused during Tuesday's practice at Clarke Park.

Minnesota Vikings' first-round draft pick Percy Harvin speaks to the media on Sunday, April 26, 2009, at a news conference in Eden Prairie, Minn.

April 24th, 2009 4:26 PM by Judd Zulgad The Vikings did not have an interest in getting involved in the Anquan Boldin sweepstakes when the Arizona Cardinals were looking for a first- and third-round pick in return for the wide receiver.

Amid speculation the Vikings might select Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin with their first pick today -- provided he is available at No.

Published: Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 6:31 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 6:31 p.m. The Minnesota Vikings went with big-play threat Percy Harvin with the 22nd overall draft choice, choosing the Florida receiver despite reports of a failed drug test at the NFL combine and durability questions.

Despite the recent deluge of negative publicity, Percy Harvin was still taken in the first round of the NFL Draft Saturday, going 22nd overall to the Minnesota Vikings, a team with a history of gambling on talented receivers with a checkered past.

The Edmonton Eskimos signed running backs Ciatrick Fason and Arkee Whitlock and released A.J. Harris on Friday.

7 overall Williamson, taken with a pick obtained from Oakland in the Randy Moss trade, turned into one of the biggest busts in Vikings history in large part because of his inability to hold onto the football.

When Marcus Johnson signed with the Oakland Raiders this month, it created barely a ripple on the NFL transaction wire.