Jalen Philpot has always dreamt of a decorated gridiron career. You know the football fantasy ..
. That big-moment play, a game-winning touchdown and a hoist of the Grey Cup — all celebrated with one catch by his twin brother, Tyson, in last November’s CFL championship game. “Exactly,” said Philpot, with a confident smile when thinking on such a moment.
“My turn.” The Calgary Stampeders — his team — certainly hope so. Mere months after his sibling — with a clutch late-game TD catch — and the Montreal Alouettes won the 2023 Grey Cup in dramatic fashion, Philpot is indeed dreaming of doing the same thing with the Stampeders (1-1), who line up Saturday against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (0-3) at McMahon Stadium (5 p.
m., TSN, QR Calgary). While such a highlight is — of course — a given for every receiving talent in the sport, the Stamps’ prized pass-catching prospect isn’t looking that far into the future just yet.
He knows he has to walk before he runs. And walking wasn’t even a given for the 23-year-old Philpot all that long ago, after he suffered a major hamstring tear that led to surgery and the better part of a year to heal. “It was a long road of recovery,” recalled the third-year CFLer, of a rupture that happened during a training session in March 2023.
“I was down, for sure. You know ..
. it was just sort of after my off-season training, so I was really excited to come back for Year 2. I felt comfortable with the offence here.
I had lots o.
