The Riders have signed a return specialist with an impressive college resume. Kermit Whitfield comes north of the border after spending time in the XFL and three years on the Cincinnati Bengals practice roster. Whitfield spent four years at Florida State where he returned three kickoffs for touchdowns. During his freshman season with the Seminoles, […]
The Riders have added a piece to their offensive line. They signed American Chidi Okeke on Wednesday. Okeke spent time with the Kansas City Chiefs and on the Miami Dolphins practice roster in 2019. The Riders released four players: – DB Shamar Busby – DL Kelcy Quarles – OL Lanard Bonner – OL Devon Johnson […]
It looks as if another big name from the Saskatchewan Roughriders has decided to head east. Reports have surfaced Wednesday morning that former Riders linebacker Cam Judge has signed with the Toronto Argonauts. Judge, who became a free agent February 9th, had been pursuing NFL opportunities in recent weeks when it was learned that he […]
Tuesday’s opening of free agency was decision day for Riders GM Jeremy O’Day. Should he wait and hope that linebacker Cam Judge would eventually return to the fold? Or, in O’Day’s words, “attack free agency”? He felt that attacking was prudent. “At a certainly point we have to, maybe, eliminate some of our risk,” O’Day […]
A major need for the Saskatchewan Roughriders heading into free agency was at linebacker, and they addressed it by signing Larry Dean to a one-year deal. Dean says there was a lot of uncertainty with the COVID-19 pandemic and the rotation of players in free agency, so he’s glad to have found a landing spot. […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Regina product Jon Ryan. The punter joined the Riders after a 12-year stint in the NFL, becoming the first player from Saskatchewan to win the Super Bowl in 2014 with the Seattle Seahawks. Before heading to the NFL, Ryan played with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2004 and 2005, and […]
The Riders have added some local flavour to the team. Just after CFL free agency got started, the team announced they have signed offensive lineman Evan Johnson to a contract for the 2021 season. The Regina native, who played for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, was taken in the first round of the 2017 draft […]
2:35 pm – Riders announce the singings of Canadian DB Godfrey Onyeka and DB Lorenzo Jerome. Onyeka played two seasons with Edmonton. He started five games at field cornerback in the 2019 season, including both playoff games. Jerome played for the Stampeders in 2019. He made 11 tackles and 6 special teams tackles —- 2:05 […]
The talking is about to end and the action will begin. CFL free agency officially opens Tuesday at 11:00am. At that point every free agent will be available to move wherever he wants. That provides a ton of opportunity for the Riders. What do we know about the Riders plans? The team is talking very […]
Charleston Hughes is free to sign with any CFL club after being given his release by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Wednesday afternoon. The 37-year-old led the CFL with 16 sacks during the 2019 season. It’s the 5th time in his career he has led the league in sacks. He came to Saskatchewan in 2018 from […]
