Courtesy Regina Leader Post:

Saskatchewan Roughriders fans got what they were expecting Monday — a trade.

But it wasn’t for a quarterback. Instead, Roughriders general manager Eric Tillman sent import defensive tackle Ron Flemons and a 2011 fifth-round draft choice to the Toronto Argonauts for import receiver T.J. Acree, a 2011 third-round draft choice and the negotiating rights to defensive end Brian Smith.

With Marcus Crandell sidelined for “one or two weeks” with a pulled right hamstring, according to Tillman, the Roughriders have only two healthy quarterbacks — Darian Durant and Steven Jyles — neither of whom have started a CFL game. Durant is expected to start Saturday’s game against the home-town Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

The Roughriders had been discussing the possibility of adding a quarterbacks — throughout the league there was speculation they would haul Damon Allen out of retirement, grab Timmy Chang from Hamilton’s waived/injured list or activate Drew Tate from their own nine-game injury list, a possibility not even considered because Tate has a bad shoulder, Tillman said — before deciding against us.

Having lost slotback D.J. Flick and defensive back Leron Mitchell to broken legs during their 26-16 victory Friday over the B.C. Lions, the Roughriders also needed a veteran slotback.

“We went from D.J. to T.J.” said Tillman. “T.J. is a great route runner, he’s quick, he’s intelligent, he can learn all the (receiving) spots and he can return kicks. That being said, I can’t guarantee that Acree will play for us. And there’s zero chance that he will play in Hamilton.

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