The Bombers’ top pick has so much emotional weight in Edmonton that Friday may be a psycho

Rookie defensive end Nuer Gatkuoth was the fourth overall pick, yet his mother has seen him play live only three times; now she, his girlfriend and “a lot of kids” will be in the Commonwealth Stadium crowd. For a first-year pass rusher facing his hometown team, the pre-game wave he’s promised could easily become a costly assignment lapse on the field — a risk the front office’s scouting sheet never quantified.