Vernon Adams Jr. skipped practice Wednesday, sacked by some kind of bug ahead of the much-hyped Labour Day Classic. Article content

The illness is flu-like, says Calgary Stampeders boss Dave Dickenson. Article content Article content

“Yeah … he’s sick,” said the GM/head coach of his quarterback and top offensive weapon. “I didn’t get a lot of spoken word with him. Hope he’s doing better, though. We’ll try to get him his information (to prepare for the game).

“It is an extra day (of practice), though.”

Indeed, with the Labour Day Classic not on until Monday — when the Stamps (7-3) host the Edmonton Elks (4-6) at McMahon Stadium (2 p.m., TSN, CHQR 770 AM/107.3 FM the Edge) — there’s a few days more than usual to allow for players to ready-up.

That’s the good news, especially for Ada

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