Today’s positional preview looks inside of the trenches with the Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive line. A key part for of the Saskatchewan’s strong start in 2022 was the early season success of Anthony Lanier II and Pete Robertson. Whether it was coincidence or not, the Roughriders struggles followed after both players suffered significant injuries. The […]
Nick Thomas hasn’t started his Canadian Football League career, but he has already has an interesting story to tell. On Tuesday, the linebacker was selected by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the seventh round of the 2023 CFL Draft with the 60th overall selection. Thomas told Michael Ball during Thursday’s edition of The SportsCage that […]
Today’s positional preview inside of the Saskatchewan Roughriders roster is the team’s linebackers. A bright spot on a disappointing season as the Roughriders became only the second team in Canadian Football League (CFL) history with a pair of 100+ tacklers in a single season. Darnell Sankey led the league with 120 while Larry Dean […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders made a couple of moves on Thursday. They announced the signing of linebacker Kyrei Fisher-Morris. He spent the past four seasons with Oregon State University. The former Beaver recorded 114 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one interception, and six pass knockdowns in 31 games. Prior to joining Oregon State, […]
The Canadian Football League (CFL) has announced that six participants will take part in the league’s officiating academy. Launched last year, the program operates with a precise goal, to help develop, train and support Canada’s pipeline of officials. The CFL Officiating Academy is a yearlong program that provides participants with the opportunity to work […]
With the Canadian Football League Draft now out of the way, the off-season is nearing it’s conclusion. Beginning next week, CFL teams will hold their rookie camps followed by the opening of their main camps on Sunday, May 14. We will be taking a look at the positional situation with the Saskatchewan Roughriders before […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders focused on the defensive side of the football in the beginning of the 2023 CFL Draft as they used their first three picks on defensive players. Saskatchewan also took a couple of calculated gambles with a pair of players that went in the National Football League (NFL) Draft that took place […]
With their second round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have picked up former University Regina Ram defensive back Jaxon Ford with the 11th overall selection. The grandson of legendary Roughrider player and executive Al Ford, the Rams defensive back will have the chance to play for the same team […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have agreed to terms with global linebacker Lukas Ruoss. Ruoss was selected by Saskatchewan in the second round, 14th overall, of the 2022 CFL Global Draft. He played the 2022 season with the Reign Fire of the European Football League where he tallied 62 tackles, six tackles for loss and three […]
The 2023 Canadian Football League (CFL) Draft is set to go tomorrow night. With just over 24 hours before the event gets underway, there is still plenty of mystique at the top of the draft board. The Roughriders have the third overall selection and O’Day feels the Riders will have a chance to grab […]
