Roughriders announce final round of cuts
An anxious day for those vying to become Saskatchewan Roughriders is over.
The Riders made their final cuts on Saturday ahead of the league mandated deadline that night. In all over 20 players were let go, some of the more notable names include defensive back Eddie Russ, kicker Brody McKnight, and defensive linemen Mick Williams and Zach Evans.
Russ is out after re-signing with the Green and White in the off season. However, general manager Brendan Taman says Russ kind of got lost in the shuffle with the number of guys they brought into the secondary.
“We signed some guys in the secondary that really played well, you can't keep everybody.” said Taman. “So it was a veteran that had to go, those are never easy.”