Bo Levi Mitchell optimistic about shoulder, Calgary Stampeders in 2022
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The veteran Calgary Stampeders quarterback says he felt no pain during training camp in the shoulder that hampered him in 2021.
Bo Levi Mitchell is confident in his throwing arm to start the CFL season.
The veteran Calgary Stampeders quarterback says he felt no pain during training camp in the shoulder that hampered him in 2021.
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“It’s been a while since I’ve smiled in football,” Mitchell said ahead of Calgary’s season-opener Thursday against the Montreal Alouettes at McMahon Stadium.
Off-season rehabilitation was so successful, the 32-year-old Texan said, that he abandoned an intention to rest his arm every fourth day of camp.
Mitchell instead told head coach Dave Dickenson he wanted push through.
“Instead of trying to taper it and protect it, I was like, ‘let me build it up,”’ Mitchell said. “I want to build up the strength, to build the endurance. I’ve felt great.”
The CFL’s Most Outstanding Player twice (2016, 2018) and two-time Grey Cup winner needs just under 1,700 yards in his 10th season as a Stampeder to become Calgary’s all-time leader in passing yards. Henry Burris holds the record at 32,191.
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