Eskimos Maas, Reilly prepared to live with consequences of refusal to wear TV mics
MONTREAL — Edmonton Eskimos coach Jason Maas and quarterback Mike Reilly refused to wear television microphones during their victory over Montreal on Monday because they didn’t want any distractions.
And they are prepared to live with the consequences, if there are any.
The head coaches and quarterbacks of both clubs were supposed to be mic’d up for the TSN telecast. Montreal coach Jacques Chapdelaine and quarterback Rakeem Cato wore them.
“They can’t hold a gun to your head to make you do it so we just decided not to do it,” said Maas. “It’s what’s right for our football club, not what’s right for the other people, that’s the bottom line.