Riders thinking outside of the box with signings, camps
Thank Jebus for social media.
Since the release of Chris Getzlaf, things have been pretty quiet in Rider Nation. Rider GM and Head Coach Chris Jones has spoken at a few dinners across the province and made a good impression judging from reports.
Where social media comes in is with the Riders signing Bud Sasser, a receiver from the University of Missouri who was drafted in the sixth round by the formerly St. Louis Rams but was released when during his physical he was found to have a heart condition.
Sasser got a letter from the Mayo Clinic stating he could play with his condition and there are other athletes playing in the NFL with the same condition. Sasser is 6’3” 219 lbs and has a reputation for being able to jump up and get the ball. He is not known as a speed merchant, but in the Chris Jones ball control offense where the QBs can throw the ball up to tall receivers who out-reach the defensive backs, that is not a bad thing.