EDMONTON - Like many elite athletes, Kaion Julien-Grant’s post-game self assessments begin with the negatives before even considering his positive impacts.
The Edmonton Elks receiver rates himself first by missed assignments and what he could have done better to help the team.
“The negatives always resonate more, whether you win or not,” he said as the Elks prepared to host the Toronto Arognauts on Friday. "You feel, I could have done this or done that, but you have to appreciate what you did do."
By those standards it’s been an emotional two weeks for the Toronto native who has 21 catches for 346 yards and five touchdowns in eight games.
The 29-year-old hauled in two touchdown passes last week. The second one came with 15 seconds left to give Edmonton a badly needed 23-22 win over the