The E-Pod

As a player and now a coach, Demetrious Maxie has been chasing quarterbacks for 25 years. After 13 years as a player, Maxie joined the coaching ranks and is entering his fifth season with the Eskimos as defensive line coach.

In his rookie season, Maxie was a part of the Baltimore Stallions team that won the Grey Cup 25 years ago now.  His thoughts on the team and winning the only Grey Cup Championship outside of Canada. Plus, how he followed Don Mathews to Toronto and won a couple more Grey Cups.

At Halftime, Blake Dermott reflects on the CFL's American expansion years and how the Eskimos never got to play in Baltimore.

In part two of our chat Natey Adjei, the Toronto Argonauts Receiver discusses his junior to the pros, from City College in San Francisco to the University of Buffalo. Adjei also remembers CFL draft day when he got selected by the only team that showed no initial interest in him.

After a career year in 2019, Adjei addresses how he will approach 2020 on a new team and remembers fondly his four years as an Eskimo.

Wideout Natey Adjei is now a former Eskimo and an Argonaut once again after signing with his hometown team earlier this Spring. He joins the E-Pod to talk about moving his family across the country twice this off-season, and how he handled his release from the Eskimos.

Unlike Adjei--and despite his best efforts--our Blake Dermott never changed teams in his 14 year CFL career. He explains why he's okay with that.

Then, hear about some of Adjei's formative years spent growing up in West Africa.

The E-Pod returns for another season with two guests.

First, Toronto Argonauts general manager Michael "Pinball" Clemons to talk about recent racial unrest after the killing of George Floyd and the job that lies ahead for him, both on and off the field, as the GM of the Argos.

After that, CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie on the leagues battle to get on the field while the world battles COVID-19.

At halftime, we also hear, as always, from the commissioner's good friend--long time Eskimo Blake Dermott, who admits he never had a problem "social distancing" from Pinball.

It took a few years for receiver Tevaun smith to get to Edmonton after the Eskimos drafted him in the first round of the 2016 CFL Draft, but he appears to be worth the wait.

Smith has had a solid rookie season and talks on this episode about his time growing up in Toronto, playing ball at Iowa, his stops in the NFL and the time he set a world record...sort of.

Along with Blake Dermott at halftime, and Sean Whyte before him, Smith shares his love of dogs.

After talking about his college years and his first three seasons in the CFL last week, we move into Bowman’s time in Green and Gold.

We talk about several great seasons, the knee injury that almost ended it all, the 2015 Grey Cup and then how it all ended with the Eskimos.

Adarius also talks about his relationship with Mike Reilly getting off to a rocky start and reveals the greatest coach he ever had.

At the half, Blake Dermott talks about how tough it is for players in the CFL to leave the game on their own terms.

One of the biggest fan favourites in Eskimos history, Adarius Bowman, or AD, is back in Edmonton. He's not here for football anymore though. Instead he is working and raising two kids with his wife.

From Chattanooga, Tennessee, Bowman talks about his mom kicking Nick Sabin and Phillip Fulmer out of their house while on recruiting trips and how he wanted to be like Mike, which is why he went to a basketball school for football.

After his college career, the NFL never came knocking on Bowman’s door, but a wake up call from Darian Durant eventually got him to the CFL.

And at halftime, Blake Dermott talks about how Bowman became a CFL star after landing in Edmonton.

Justin Sorensen wears a suit and tie now. The longtime CFL offensive lineman hasn’t officially retired, but has moved on to his next phase working in commercial real estate in Edmonton after playing in B.C., Winnipeg and Alberta's capital city.

He won a Grey Cup ring and gave out an engagement ring and both times he was in his Eskimos uniform on the football field. Plus, hear about the time he turned into an offensive coordinator for the 2015 Grey Cup-winning touchdown.

At the half, Blake Dermott discusses why players stay in Edmonton long after their football careers are over.

What do faithful dogs and long field goals have in common? Eskimos kicker Sean Whyte loves both of them. First, Whyte takes us back to the day in 2017 that he acquired his dog Tucker, his four-legged friend that changed his life.

Then, the member of the 2015 Grey Cup Champion Eskimos talks about his football journey that stopped on the Santa Monica Pier before CFL stints in B.C., Montreal and Edmonton. Find out what Wally Buono meant to his career.

And as always, Blake Dermott checks in at at halftime to talk about kickers and their place in team history.

Kirk Penton of the Athletic talks about the genesis of his very popular weekly piece called The Insiders. He shares how he gets those anonymous quotes and what the reaction has been from thsoe around the league.

We also discuss covering the CFL at the beat reporter level compared to a national level.

At the half, Blake Dermott says he never met a microphone he didn’t like as a player, but sometimes that got him in trouble.