The Saskatchewan Roughriders say they’re not going to be very active when C-F-L free agency opens at 11 Tuesday morning and that the key for them is to get as many guys back from their 2019 roster as they can.
As for those players still unsigned like linebacker Solomon Elimimian, receiver Namaan Roosevelt and defensive tackle Micah Johnson, G-M Jeremy O’Day said he was still in discussions with some of them, adding some of those guys will become free agents and some are not expected to be back in Green and White.
Meanwhile, linebacker Otha Foster returns to the Riders after spending 2018 with the B-C Lions. He played for Saskatchewan in 2016 and 2017, then went to the N-F-L and played the pre-season with Baltimore. The 31-year-old is the likely candidate to fill the void at SAM linebacker left by Derrick Moncrief, who went to the N-F-L’s Las Vegas Raiders. Foster played SAM linebacker for the Riders in 2016 and 2017. Following is the news release from the Riders on Foster’s signing…
DATE: February 10, 2020
RELEASE TIME: IMMEDIATELY
RELEASE: SR20-020
RIDERS SIGN OTHA FOSTER TO ONE YEAR CONTRACT
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed free agent defensive back Otha Foster to a one-year contract.
Foster (6’0 – 205lbs) returns to the Roughriders after a two-year absence, having initially signed with the Club in 2016. Foster most recently spent time with the B.C. Lions in 2018, where he played 18 games and made 58 tackles, one special teams tackle, three sacks and two forced fumbles.
Foster played four preseason games for the Baltimore Ravens in 2017, making three tackles and one sack. He returned to the Roughriders that fall and played in three games for the Green and White making 11 defensive tackles. He had a standout year at linebacker in 2016, where he put up a career-high 71 defensive tackles, two special teams tackles, three sacks, one interception and one forced fumble. Prior to joining the Roughriders the first time, Foster spent two seasons in Edmonton playing in 33 games and earning 102 defensive tackles, seven special teams tackles three sacks, two interceptions, two touchdowns and two forced fumbles.
