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Eskimos lose Sherritt for season with ruptured Achilles

The Edmonton Eskimos have lost linebacker J.C. Sherritt for the entire CFL season after he suffered a ruptured left Achilles tendon.

Linebacker injured in Saturday's win over B.C. Lions

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Edmonton Eskimos' linebacker J.C. Sherritt, right, sits on the sideline with a boot on his leg after rupturing his Achilles tendon during Saturday's game against the B.C. Lions. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)

The Edmonton Eskimos have lost linebacker J.C. Sherritt for the entire CFL season after he suffered a ruptured left Achilles tendon.

Sherritt suffered the injury in the second quarter of the Eskimos victory over the B.C. Lions on Saturday. The Eskimos confirmed the extent of the injury and updated his status on Monday.

Sherritt, a five-foot-nine, 220-pound native of Truckee, Calif., was the CFL's most outstanding defensive player in 2012 when he recorded 122 defensive tackles.

He recorded 70 or more tackles in each of the last two seasons.

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