TRAINING CAMP BY THE NUMBERS

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20 — Number of days in camp

11 — Days in camp that feature two sessions — in other words, two-a-days

2 — Pre-season games on the docket — June 17 against the Lions at McMahon Stadium and June 23 against the Roughriders in Regina

15 — Pre-season wins at home (against just three losses and one tie) for the Stamps since 1990

1 — Day off during camp — that comes on June 18 after the team’s first exhibition contest

83 — Players reporting to camp

46 — Number of the campers who finished the 2008 season with the StampedersTCbynos-Lazeo.jpg

34 — Number of CFL rookies on the roster

35 — Number of non-imports in camp

3 — First-year Stamps with previous CFL experience — Alain Kashama (Alouettes and Tiger-Cats), Drew Tate (Roughriders) and Vincent Marshall (Roughriders)

166 — Combined seasons of CFL experience on the training camp roster

11 — Years of experience by offensive lineman Rob Lazeo (pictured), the most seasoned member of the Stampeders. Next up is Henry Burris with 10 and then Jeff Pilon and Markus Howell with nine apiece

4 — Guest coaches — Chris Shelling (defensive backs),  Greg Peterson (general), Sam Gregg (offensive line) and Branon Vaughn (defensive line)

4 — Sets of campers sharing surnames — Drew and Davanzo Tate (no relation), Malik and Jermaine Jackson (no relation), Odell and Remond Willis (no relation), Fernand and Alain Kashama (brothers)

6 — Number of players who will celebrate birthdays during training camp — Henry Burris (turns 34 on June 4), Randy Chevrier (pictured, turns 33 on June 6), Malik Jackson (24 onTBbynos-Chevrier.jpg June 10), Lakendrick Terrell (23 on June 11), Derek Armstrong (28 on June 19) and E.J. Kuale (26 on June 22)

7 — Players from the SEC, the most of any American college conference. The Mid-American Conference is next with six while the Big Ten has five representatives

6 — Players from Canada West, the most of any Canadian university conference. There are four players from each of the Ontario and Quebec conferences and three from the Atlantic

8 — New number worn by defensive back J.R. Ruffin, who was previously sported 28 and 38 for the Stamps

19 — New number for linebacker Lemarcus Rowell, who had No. 71 on his back in 2008

19,348 — Combined pounds of all the players in camp, give or take a couple of sirloin steaks and a baked potato

170 — Weight for the two lightest players in camp — receivers Vincent Marshall and John Kanaroski

330 — Weight for the heaviest player, o-lineman Rob Lazeo

19 — Age of the youngest camper — receiver Johnny Thomas

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