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From backup to rival, Alexander faces former teammate Fajardo in Grey Cup
Alexander starts for Montreal against the mentor who helped shape his rise after Fajardo guided the Alouettes to the title in 2023.
- Alouettes quarterback Davis Alexander faces his former mentor, Edmonton Elks quarterback Cody Fajardo, in the 113th CFL Grey Cup on Sunday in Calgary.
- Fajardo mentored Alexander for three years while teammates in Montreal, a relationship Alexander deeply values. "He means a lot to me," Alexander said of his former coach's willingness to share knowledge.
- Alexander enters as the CFL Most Outstanding Player with 35 touchdown passes this season, while the 34-year Fajardo threw for 4,788 yards to engineer the Elks' turnaround.
- Fajardo reached his first Grey Cup after his wife Laura motivated him to return for another season. "You can get back there," she told him following last year's game.
- Despite joking he gave Alexander "too much of the blueprint," Fajardo expects fierce competition Sunday. "I know he's going to leave it all out on the field," Alexander said.
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From backup to rival, Alexander faces former teammate Fajardo in Grey Cup
CALGARY - The mentor meets the mentee in the 2026 Grey Cup.
·Toronto, Canada
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