Lions middle linebacker still on top of his game

He would have been awfully thick to have missed it, but when the B.C. Lions lined up for their first game of this CFL season, Solomon Elimimian was aware things had changed dramatically in his work environment.
Adam Bighill, his teammate of six years and alter ego at linebacker, was gone. Ryan Phillips, the COO of the secondary and an 11-year vet, was gone. There were, however, five new starters, including a safety, Louchiez Purifoy, who was a linebacker last year and a linebacker, Chandler Fenn