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Saskatchewan Roughriders’ head coach Corey Mace knew first-year American receiver KeeSean Johnson had head top catch ability. Johnson showed off his hops by jumping over Edmonton Elks’ defensive back Devodric Bynum for a 28-yard, game-winning touchdown catch at Commonwealth Stadium in Week 18. “The one he got was a heck of a play. If you watch […]

EDMONTON — The Saskatchewan Roughriders are back in the Canadian Football League playoffs, The Roughriders clinched a spot in the postseason for the first time since the 2021 campaign on Saturday night, thanks to a 28-24 victory over the Edmonton Elks in Edmonton. Both teams passed for more than 300 yards in the contest, which […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders’ defensive back Deontai Williams was remorseful about his hit on Ottawa Redblacks’ receiver Kalil Pimpleton. “I regret my decision, I wish I could rewind everything. On that play right there, I wish I could use my body weight to lay on them and get them down instead of trying to pick them up and slam […]

Canadian running back Thomas Bertrand-Hudon produced his best professional performance during the Saskatchewan Roughriders 29-16 win over the Ottawa Redblacks in Week 17.  After Ryquell Armstead left the game with an upper body injury, the Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC native was pressed into action.  “We call him Thomas the Train. Thomas the Train was out there toting that thing. […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders’ defensive line coach Phillip Daniels believes Miles Brown has been unfairly labelled a dirty player.  Brown has been involved in three questionable hits on quarterbacks this season, two resulted in him being fined by the CFL. One fine was handed out for a high hit on Zach Collaros in the Labour Day Classic and […]

Ryquell Armstead is putting the fourth-best, single-game rushing performance in Saskatchewan Roughriders franchise history in the rearview mirror. Armstead led the Riders offence with 25 carries for 207 yards in a 37-29 win over the Calgary Stampeders in Week 16, snapping the team’s seven-game winless streak. The run game’s success meant quarterback Trevor Harris only had to throw the ball […]

Saskatchewan Roughriders’ defensive back Rolan Milligan Jr. has returned to the team following the birth of his latest child.  Milligan Jr. missed the Riders 37-29 win over the Calgary Stampeders to be with his wife Samantha after his daughter was born on Tuesday, September 17. “We had constant communication, even throughout the bye week, when things we’re […]

Despite it being the team’s first post-Labour Day victory since 2021, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are moving ahead quickly after a 37-29 win over the Stampeders in Calgary. That said, there are a number of positives that can be drawn from the Week 16 game. Running back Ryquell Armstead ran for 207 yards on 25 carries, the fourth most in a single […]

Ryquell Armstead couldn’t have asked for a better debut with his new team. Only four days after joining the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the former Ottawa Redblacks running back put together the best rushing performance of the season for the Green and White, carrying 25 times for 207 yards as the Riders took a 37-29 victory over […]

The 5-7-1 Saskatchewan Roughriders are in Calgary for Friday’s match-up with the 4-8-1 Stampeders. The winner of the contest will have the upper hand when it comes to securing a playoff spot in the West Division. The Riders, winless in their last seven games, are all business looking for an elusive victory. Still, a number […]