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 […]
The Edmonton Football Team says it has a shortlist of seven candidates for its new name. Elk, Evergreens, Evergolds, Eclipse, Elkhounds, Eagles and Elements are listed as possibilities on an online survey released Monday. The CFL team dropped the name Eskimos last year. It followed a similar decision by the NFL’s Washington team as pressure […]
Less than 24 hours after being released from the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Charleston Hughes has signed with the Toronto Argonauts. 6x CFL All-Star ⭐️5x CFL Sack King 👑 Charleston's wave has landed in Toronto 🏄♂️ pic.twitter.com/xmQA4c8wci — Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) February 4, 2021 Hughes was on the SportsCage Wednesday afternoon and told Derek Taylor he and […]
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 […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are bringing in offensive tackle Antonio Garcia. Garcia played collegiate football with Troy University, and did not allow a sack on 900 offensive snaps in his senior year. He was drafted by the NFL’s New England Patriots in the third round (85th overall) in the 2017 NFL Draft. Garcia also spent time […]
Someone has finally pulled the Ace of Spades Cody Fajardo for the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation Chase the Ace lottery. Lorena Harlos-Razynski has won the weekly jackpot of $47,888, but it was David Carriere of Alida who has won the grand prize of $602,000. Alida is just over an hour northeast from Estevan. Carriere selected card […]
