Music: {allcanada} CALVILLO PLAYS CATCH AT PRACTICE, WON'T PLAY AGAINST LIONS

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

{allcanada} CALVILLO PLAYS CATCH AT PRACTICE, WON'T PLAY AGAINST LIONS

While injured Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo played catch at practice on Tuesday, he won't be rushed back into the lineup and will not suit up this Friday against the B.C. Lions.

Calvillo, who suffered a bruised sternum two weeks ago in a game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, has progressing to the point that the doctors felt comfortable with him passing the ball in practice. The veteran quarterbacked showed full torque in his upper body.

Head coach Marc Trestman said that Calvillo would be re-assessed by doctors on the weekend.

"We're going to be very, very cautious about this," Trestman told the media on Tuesday at practice. "It's one thing to play catch, it's another thing to put pads on and it's another thing to get poked around a little bit, so we'll just see how it goes.

"I can't feel what A.C. feels, but he's going to have to feel pretty good for us to put him out there in pads in the real deal."

Trestman also said that if Calvillo takes part in a full practice next Tuesday, then there's a very good chance that he will play on Sept. 11 in Hamilton.