EDMONTON – Coming out of training camp in early June, Tre Ford was the Edmonton Elks starting quarterback, the man expected to be their leader for years to come.

On July 13, he was replaced by Cody Fajardo in the fourth quarter of the Elks 32-14 loss to the B.C. Lions.

The 27-year-old Ford, signed to a three-year contract in the off-season, hasn’t seen the field since. In that six-week span the native of Niagara Falls, Ont., went from the future face of the franchise to perhaps not having a future with the club at all.

“Honestly that’s not up to me, I don’t get to make those decisions,” Ford said this week when asked if he saw his future being in Edmonton. “We’ll see in the off-season.”

Ford wasn’t exactly given a strong endorsement about his future by Elks head coach Mark Kilam, who h

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