The Calgary Stampeders' soap opera of a week took another dramatic turn with the news that quarterback Drew Tate is out for the rest of the season with a fractured forearm.
Kevin Glenn will start for the Stampeders in Sunday's West final in Vancouver versus the B.C. Lions.
Tate was sidelined 14 of 18 regular-season games because of a shoulder dislocation.
In just his third game back, Tate fractured a bone in his throwing arm during the third quarter of Sunday's division semifinal versus the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The 28-year-old finished the game and threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Romby Bryant with 20 seconds to go for a 36-30 win. But Tate says he felt pain in his arm prior to that drive.
Tests confirmed a broken bone in his lower right arm.
"I guess 2012 just wasn't my year," Tate said following Thursday's practice at McMahon Stadium.
"One door closes. Another opens and the opportunity is now Kevin's. Kevin will take advantage of it and I think our team will respond."
Glenn went 9-5 when Tate was sidelined during the season.
"We won 10 out of the last 12. Kevin started eight of those wins so we'll just move on," Stampeders coach and general manager John Hufnagel said.
