The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina,Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division.
Kevin Glenn,Jr. is a former American professional Canadian football quarterback. He was originally signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football for the Illinois State Redbirds and high school football at Detroit St. Martin de Porres. Glenn is a journeyman quarterback who is the only player to ever have had his rights held by every team in the CFL.
Kory Gerren Sheets is a former American football running back. He played college football at Purdue and he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. Sheets was also a member of the Miami Dolphins,Carolina Panthers and Oakland Raiders of the NFL and the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.
Darian Bernard Durant is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. He played college football at the University of North Carolina. By the end of his college career,he held school records for completion percentage,touchdowns,passing yards,total offense and completions. Durant was signed as a free agent by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2006,and became the club's full-time starting quarterback in 2009. He was named a CFL West Division All-Star in 2009 and 2013. Durant was the starting quarterback when the Saskatchewan Roughriders won the 101st Grey Cup in 2013 on their home field. Durant also played for the Montreal Alouettes in 2017. His brother Justin played in the National Football League as a linebacker.
Avon Cobourne is an American former professional gridiron football running back who was most recently a running back coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was a running back for the West Virginia Mountaineers football team from 1999 to 2002 before entering the National Football League (NFL).
Andrew Fantuz is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver. Fantuz spent the majority of his professional career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for the Riders for six seasons after he was drafted by them in the first round of the 2006 CFL Draft. He then played six seasons for the Tiger-Cats. Fantuz was also signed by the Chicago Bears in 2011. He played CIS football for the Western Ontario Mustangs.
Kenneth Leroy Carpenter was an American football halfback who played for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League (NFL) the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League (CFL),and the Denver Broncos in the American Football League (AFL) in the 1950s and 1960. Following his playing career,Carpenter coached during the 1960s in the CFL,NFL and a variety of smaller leagues in the United States.
Corey Holmes is a former professional Canadian football running back and the former mayor of Metcalfe,Mississippi.
Wes Cates is a former professional Canadian football running back.
Neal Hughes is a former professional Canadian football player for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. Hughes,who is of Métis heritage,signed with the Riders as a free agent after completing his university career with the Regina Rams.
Chris Getzlaf is a Canadian former professional football slotback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2007 to 2017. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2007 CFL Draft,33rd overall,by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats,and was later traded that season to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He has also been a member of the Edmonton Eskimos. Prior to turning pro,Getzlaf played with the junior team Prairie Thunder and the collegiate team Regina Rams in his hometown of Regina,Saskatchewan.
Jock Sanders is a former American professional gridiron football slotback and running back. He has played for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2011 before joining the BC Lions practice squad. He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. He signed a contract extension with the Calgary Stampeders on February 4,2015,and was released on June 14,2015. He played college football at West Virginia.
Stu Foord is a former Canadian football running back. He was originally signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as an undrafted free agent in 2008. Before joining the Roughriders,Foord played five years for the Regina Thunder of the Prairie Football Conference.
Jerome Messam is a former professional Canadian football running back. He most recently played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the BC Lions. After being traded to the Edmonton Eskimos,he became the seventh Canadian running back since 1955 and the first since 2000 to rush for over 1,000 yards while also winning the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award. Messam played college football for Graceland University.
Marc Mueller is the offensive coordinator for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion as an assistant coach with the Calgary Stampeders. In university,he played quarterback for the Regina Rams of the CIS from 2007 to 2012.
Cody Michael Fajardo is an American professional football quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Darren Joseph is the running backs coach for the Ottawa Gee-Gees of U Sports football. He is also a former professional Canadian football running back and fullback who played from 1992 to 2004 in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Ottawa Rough Riders,Saskatchewan Roughriders,Toronto Argonauts,Montreal Alouettes,Ottawa Renegades and BC Lions.
The 2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders improved upon their 8–10 record from 2012 and made the playoffs for the second straight season,while hosting their first playoff game since 2010. After defeating the BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders in the playoffs,the Roughriders qualified for their fourth Grey Cup appearance in seven years and first ever at their home stadium. The team defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45-23 in the 101st Grey Cup en route to winning the franchise's fourth championship. With the added seats at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field,the Roughriders led the league in attendance for the first time,with an average of 37,503 fans attending each regular season game.
A. J. Ouellette is an American professional gridiron football running back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Jake Paul Harty is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a Grey Cup champion after winning with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2016 and with Montreal Alouettes in 2023 and he is a Vanier Cup champion as a coach after the Calgary Dinos won the 55th Vanier Cup in 2019.
