Mar
Sask fans react to big time trade
Courtesy Regina Leader Post: The big, big, BIG news of Kerry Joseph’s departure was initially reported on leaderpost.com at 2:12 p.m., during a Wednesday afternoon. Fans’ hearts were broken as quickly as the story. “Awful trade” read the subject line of one e-mail. “Say it ain’t so,” wrote another fan, who was equally despondent to [...]
Mar
Cap doing its work on riders
Courtesy Regina Leader Post: The offseason is turning out to be just as eventful as the 2007 CFL season for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Roughriders closed out the 2007 campaign with a 23-19 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup game at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. Since then, the Grey Cup [...]
Mar
Joseph dealt to Argos
Courtesy Sportsnet.ca: Last year’s CFL ouststanding player is headed to Toronto. The Roughriders traded starting quarterback Kerry Joseph to the Argonauts for defensive end Ronald Flemons, offensive tackle Glenn January and a 2009 draft pick, Sportsnet.ca has learned. Joseph will be introduced at a media conference in Toronto on Thursday. At the same time the [...]
Feb
Riders sign import RB Quentin Griffin
Courtesy TSN.ca: The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed import running back Quentin Griffin to a one-year plus an option contract. Financial details were not disclosed. ”Quentin is a very talented young man,” general manager/vice president Eric Tillman said. ”His quickness, pass catching skills and return ability are all perfectly suited for the Canadian game. And, just as [...]
Feb
Grant remains a Rider
Courtesy TSN.ca: The Saskatchewan Roughriders have re-signed wide receiver Corey Grant. Financial details of the contract were not released. Grant has spent the last six years with the Green and White and is heading into his tenth season in the CFL. The Stoney Creek, Ontario product started 17 regular season games for the Riders, both [...]
Feb
Szarka re-signs with Saskatchewan
Courtesy Regina Leader Post: The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced early Friday evening that Szarka had signed a contract extension calling for one year plus an option. Szarka, a 33-year-old Regina resident, was hours away from becoming a CFL free agent when the new deal was announced. Financial terms were not disclosed. “We’re delighted to have Chris [...]
Feb
Eddie Davis re-signs with riders
Courtesy TSN.ca: The Saskatchewan Roughriders re-signed potential free agent defensive back Eddie Davis. Financial details of the one-year plus an option contract were not released. Davis is entering his eighth season with the Roughriders. The 14-year CFL veteran dressed in nine regular season games last season, while missing nine games with a shoulder injury. He [...]
Feb
Reggie Hunt and Eddie Davis ready to test free agency market
Courtesy Regina Leader Post: Defensive back Eddie Davis and linebacker Reggie Hunt, two of the nine Saskatchewan Roughriders whose contracts expire tonight, appear headed for the CFL’s free-agent market. “It’s still waiting to be seen,” Davis said Thursday from his offseason home in Calgary. “It hasn’t happened yet. It’s still in process. “Right now I’m [...]
Feb
Joseph won’t be heading south to New Orleans
Courtesy Regina Leader Post: Kerry Joseph will not be signing with the New Orleans Saints. The Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback — the CFL’s most outstanding player in 2007 — worked out for the NFL team on Wednesday, but a contract offer did not ensue. Joseph hails from New Iberia, La., which is near New Orleans. “Late [...]
Feb
Dominguez focused on winning cup in 2008
Courtesy Regina Leader Post: The third serious injury of Matt Dominguez’s pro football career affected his stricken knee and his pocketbook. But you won’t find him complaining. “It would be stupid to think that the knee injury didn’t cost me some money, but I won a Grey Cup,” said the veteran receiver, who re-signed with [...]
