The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed import quarterback Jake Dolegala and added him to their roster Tuesday.

The 25-year-old spent the 2019 season with Cincinnati after not being drafted into the N-F-L. Over the last two seasons the 6’7″, 242-pounder has been with New England, Green Bay and Miami. Dolegala threw for more than eight-thousand yards at Central Connecticut State with 48 touchdowns. He joins Cody Fajardo and Mason Fine as quarterbacks on the Green and White roster. Paxton Lynch is on the team’s Suspended list while Isaac Harker signed last week as a free agent with B-C. Following is the news release from the Riders…..

DATE:                        February 15, 2022

RELEASE TIME:       IMMEDIATELY

RELEASE:                 SR22-031

ROUGHRIDERS SIGN QUARTERBACK JAKE DOLEGALA

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American quarterback Jake Dolegala.

Dolegala (6’7-242) was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2019 and spent the entire season on the active roster. He played in two pre-season games with the Bengals and completed 37 passes for 347 yards and two touchdowns. He went on to spend time with the New England Patriots (2020-21), Green Bay Packers and Miami Dolphins.

Collegiately, Dolegala attended Central Connecticut State University, where he played in 44 games over four seasons (2015-18). Over his time as a Blue Devil, he completed 654 passes for 8,129 yards, 48 touchdowns and 24 interceptions and added an additional 452 yards rushing and 18 touchdowns. He left the school the all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns and was just the fifth quarterback in Northeastern Conference history to throw for over 8,000 career yards. As a senior, the native New Yorker was a First Team All-Northeastern Conference selection. He also set his school’s single season record for passing yards as a sophomore, throwing for 2,934 yards.

Prior to attending CCSU, he attended Milford Academy where he threw for 2,276 yards and 20 touchdowns.