Eskimos sign veteran quarterback Thomas DeMarco

The Edmonton Eskimos signed veteran quarterback Thomas DeMarco on Saturday (Mike Ridewood/CP)

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Eskimos signed veteran quarterback Thomas DeMarco on Saturday.

The Old Dominion product spent the last two seasons with the Ottawa Redblacks as a backup to Henry Burris.

DeMarco, a 27-year-old native of Palm Desert, Calif., entered the CFL in 2012 with the B.C. Lions.

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