Durant unlikely to play against Ottawa
Roughrider quarterback Darian Durant was out throwing the football in practice on Tuesday – just days after leaving the football game against the B.C. Lions.
There wasn’t a crutch, tensor bandage or walking boot in sight as Durant took to the field, however, he didn’t participate in the full team walk-through and Chris Jones said he’s unlikely to start Friday’s game against Ottawa.
“He said he felt a little bit better,” Jones said when asked about the status of his starting quarterback. “I’m going to go look at the film and watch him … I’m not going to throw him out there just to throw him out there.”
Durant went down in a play he called “borderline dirty” during the second quarter of Saturday’s game. He spoke to the media in the locker room after the game and confirmed that his X-rays were negative. He said he had a severe ankle sprain.