On Friday, the Edmonton Elks restructured quarterback Nick Arbuckle’s contract. The deal was initially signed back in 2021 by former Elks General Manager Brock Sunderland.
According to Dave Naylor of TSN, the new deal is for one-year worth $328k plus $12k housing and a $100k signing bonus.
The Elks acquired Nick Arbuckle on October 26th, 2021, from the Toronto Argonauts in exchange for a conditional 2022 second-round pick and negotiations list rights to QB Chad Kelly. Arbuckle did not play a down for the Elks during the 2021 season.
Nick Arbuckle played seven games with 96 competitions for 1,158 yards, five touchdowns, and six interceptions. In college, Arbuckle played 25 games in two seasons with the Georgia State Panthers, completing 566 passes for 7,651 yards, 51 touchdowns, 29 interceptions, and eight rushing touchdowns.
In 2015, Arbuckle set a new Sun-Belt record with 4,368 yards passing and 4,273 yards of total offense, passing Troy’s Levi Brown. He also set a new record at GSU with 307 competitions, and 28 touchdown passes. He was named All-Sun Belt First Team.
After college, Arbuckle went undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft and signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers but was later released. Then, he signed with the Calgary Stampeders and became a backup to Bo Levi Mitchell.
Arbuckle got playing time in his second season in 2018, completing 17/25 passes for 144 yards, one touchdown, and 35 carries for 73 yards, and five touchdowns as the Stampeders won the Grey Cup.
After Bo Levi Mitchell injured his shoulder in Week 3 of the 2019 season, Arbuckle was the new starting quarterback. He played in 18 games with 174 completions for 2,103 yards, eleven touchdowns, five interceptions, 27 carries for 76 yards, and four touchdowns.
In 2020, Arbuckle was traded to the Redblacks, but there was no 2020 season, and he was released in January 2021. In February 2021, he signed with the Argonauts.
