WitP: Pilares, Elimimian

Kealoha Pilares suffered a high ankle sprain in practice yesterday, which may mean he might be out for the year.

Pilares, the team’s fifth-round pick from Hawaii, was carted off the field late in Tuesday’s practice and coach Ron Rivera said Wednesday it was a high ankle sprain, which is not good news. If most cases a high ankle sprain is considered a four-to-six week injury and the Panthers may not be willing to hold a roster spot for an unproven rookie and decide to put him on injured reserve and use this basically as a redshirt season.

In some better news, Solomon Elimimian was named CFL Defensive Player of the Month.

Linebacker Solomon Elimimian of the B.C. Lions captured defensive player honours. The CFL's top rookie last season had 23 tackles, two sacks and an interception he returned 15 yards.

Here are a couple of highlights from this season, starting at 1:49...