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 […]
As CFL Free Agency looms, Saskatchewan Roughriders General Manager Jeremy O`Day is hoping to address some holes in the lineup from the 2019 season. Some of the more notable free agents include linebackers Solomon Elimimian, Cam Judge, Otha Foster, and Deon Lacey, as well as kicker Brett Lauther, punter Jon Ryan and defensive end Charleston […]
The brain trust behind the Riders 2019 success will be sticking around a while longer. GM Jeremy O’Day and Head Coach Craig Dickenson have extended their contracts through 2023. That ensures they will be together with the Riders as they make a run toward the 2022 Grey Cup in Regina. Both men had deals through […]
Saskatchewan Roughriders Vice President and General Manager Jeremy O’Day, was on the SportsCage Thursday afternoon. For 2021, the CFL says a six round draft will take place instead of the traditional eight. The draft order will be determined by a random draw that is equally weighted across the nine CFL clubs. Teams traditionally pick players […]
There already weren’t enough hours in the day for CFL coaches. Now, there won’t be enough coaches. Riders Head Coach Craig Dickenson told the Sports Cage that he will have one fewer coach on his staff for the 2021 season. A cut to the football operations salary cap necessitated some hard decisions. “Last year we […]
With COVID-19 and the CFL it seems every answer leads to 10 more questions. Monday, the league cancelled the 2020 season. An answer to ‘are we playing football this year?’ But now, teams have to deal with all the questions that arise. What about the players? What can GM Jeremy O’Day and his staff do […]
The Riders selected seven players in Thursday’s CFL draft from six different positions. A range that pleases Riders GM Jeremy O’Day. “We put players in all the areas that we thought we could add some depth to. So I think overall, as the whole draft, we did have a pretty good variety of players.” Here’s […]
Neville Gallimore was the number one player on the final CFL Scouting rankings. And the Roughriders got him in the draft for a bargain price. The Riders took the superstar defensive tackle in the 8th round of Thursday’s draft. That comes a week after he was taken by the Dallas Cowboys in the 3rd round […]
With key players like Shaq Evans, Cam Judge, Charleston Hughes and Ed Gainey already signed to contract extensions, the Saskatchewan Roughriders aren’t expecting to be a major player when CFL free agency hits officially Tuesday morning at 11 AM. GM Jeremy O’Day said as much one day before free agency hit as both he and […]
As the CFL’s general managers and head coaches take in the winter meetings, hoping for clarity on the CBA, the Riders appear clear on Derrick Moncrief’s future. They don’t expect their All-Star linebacker will be back in green next season. On Tuesday’s Sports Cage, Riders GM Jeremy O’Day said “We believe that he’ll likely get […]
