The Saskatchewan Roughriders have confirmed their coaching staff for the 2020 CFL season. In a media release on Monday morning, the club announced the nine coaches who will work under head coach Craig Dickenson. On the offensive side of things, Jason Maas leads the way as the team’s new offensive coordinator, replacing former OC Stephen […]
The man who was the general manager of the Saskatchewan Roughriders the last time they won the Grey Cup is back in the CFL. Brendan Taman, who has not had a job since being fired by the Riders midway through the 2015 season, was hired Friday to become a senior player personnel executive with the […]
Rider Nation will invade Nova Scotia when the Saskatchewan Roughriders face the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday, July 25 in the first-ever regular season game played in Halifax. The game, which is being billed as Touchdown Atlantic, will be preceded by a three-day “mini Grey Cup festival” featuring music, parties and tons of family-friendly fun. It […]
In a move announced by 3Down Nation’s and Sportscage contributor Justin Dunk earlier this week, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are officially announcing that veteran defensive lineman AC Leonard has signed a two-year contract extension. Leonard played 17 games for the Roughriders last season, his third in Saskatchewan, finishing with 44 tackles and a career-high nine sacks. […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are headed to the Maritimes. The CFL will announce on Thursday that the regular-season game featuring the green-and-white against the Argos will be played in Halifax on July 25 in what will be known as “Touchdown Atlantic”. The game will be played at Saint Mary’s University. This will be the first regular-season […]
Sportscage hosts Derek Taylor and Luc Mullinder had a special guest from Down Under on Friday’s episode heard on 620 CKRM. Former Roughriders and current BC Lions punter Josh Bartel joined the guys on the show via phone call from Australia to chat about the wildfires in his home country. Bartel, who lives with his family […]
When Derek Dennis signed in Saskatchewan in 2017 he was the CFL’s Most Outstanding Lineman and a hot commodity in free agency. Three years later he’s about to be a free agent again, with back-to-back division All Star awards in his pocket. And as he told us on the Sports Cage much more knowledge about […]
Great defensive ends come in all shapes and sizes. Riders right tackle Thad Coleman joined the Sports Cage on Monday to talk about three of the toughest defensive ends he faced during the 2019 season. No surprise who was the first one we discussed. 1. Willie Jefferson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers “Willie is very athletic,” says Coleman. […]
It didn’t take long for former Saskatchewan Roughrider Derrick Moncrief to find an NFL home. The 2019 CFL All-Star linebacker has signed a Reserve/Future contract with the Las Vegas Raiders one day after the green and white released him to pursue an NFL opportunity. Moncrief registered 69 defensive tackles, four sacks and three interceptions in […]
It’s well-known that Cody Fajardo finished the 2019 season playing through two torn oblique muscles. Not known until now is that Fajardo battled through other severe injuries. Wednesday, Fajardo revealed on the Sports Cage that he dislocated his shoulder early in the season. It was on the play where he scored the game-winning touchdown against […]
