Edmonton Elks

Elks place Canadian defensive backs Jordan Hoover, Dotun Aketepe on six-game injured list

by
3Down Staff
August 3, 2021

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Canadian defensive backs Dotun Aketepe and Jordan Hoover have been added to the Edmonton Elks’ six-game injured list.

The transactions were announced Tuesday morning, as the Elks prepare to open their 2021 CFL regular season schedule on Saturday, August 7 against the Ottawa RedBlacks.

Aketepe, who was in his first CFL season after being drafted in the fourth round of the 2020 CFL Draft, suffered a torn ACL in his right knee early in training camp. The University of Guelph product is set to undergo surgery within the month.

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Hoover, meanwhile, was entering his fourth season in Edmonton after being taken 31st overall in the 2017 CFL Draft by the Green and Gold. He has been added to the six-game injured list due to personal reasons.