The Edmonton Elks re-signed defensive lineman Sam Acheampong to a one-year contract extension through the 2024 season and signed wide receiver Arland Bruce IV on Friday.
Sam Acheampong is six foot five and weighs 270 pounds. The 27-year-old from Brampton, Ontario, made 15 tackles and one sack in 12 games for the Elks in 2023. The Elks acquired Acheampong from the Toronto Argonauts on July 8, 2023, for a 2024 fifth-round draft pick.
Before the trade, Acheampong played one game for the Toronto Argonauts. The Argonauts drafted Acheampong in the second round (20th pick) in the 2020 CFL Draft.
Acheampong played three seasons in Toronto making 49 tackles, one tackle on special teams, and four sacks in 41 games. He is a member of the Toronto Argonauts 109th Grey Cup Championship team.
Collegiately, Acheampong played five seasons at Wilfrid Laurier University (2015-19) with 50 tackles (40 solo, 22 assists), 16.5 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, one pass breakup, one forced fumble, and one blocked kick in 30 games for the Golden Hawks.
He is a member of the 2016 Men’s Football OUA Championship team. In addition, he was named 2019 OUA Men’s Football First Team All-Star, and a two-time Glenn Caroll Team of the Year.
Arland Bruce IV is five foot ten and weighs 193 pounds. The 21-year-old from Olathe, Kansas, played two seasons at Iowa (2021-22) with 44 catches for 396 yards, two touchdowns, 22 carries for 112 yards, four touchdowns, and 19 punt returns for 123 yards in 25 games for the Hawkeyes.
Bruce IV is the son of former CFL wide receiver Arland Bruce III, who won two Grey Cup championships with the Toronto Argonauts (2004) and B.C. Lions (2011). He was a three-time CFL All-Star and a five-time CFL East All-Star.
