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Eskimos drop former Alabama player after homophobic tweets

| June 28, 2020 3:27 PM

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Edmonton Eskimos released Christion Jones on Sunday, a day after the former Alabama reciever/kick returner made homophobic comments on Twitter.

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