Strike another name off the list of potential Saskatchewan Roughriders’ free agents as import offensive lineman Terran Vaughn inked a one-year contract extension Friday.
Vaughn first joined the Green and White last year and made 15 starts at left tackle for the Riders in 2019, protecting quarterback Cody Fajardo’s blind side. The 26-year-old was part of an offensive line that allowed just 37 sacks while averaging 112.8 rushing yards per game and a league-high 26 rushing touchdowns in 2019. Prior to coming to the Roughriders, Vaughn spent time in the N-F-L with Indianapolis, Buffalo and Oakland.
Meanwhile, the Green and White signed import defensive lineman Tim Williams…an Alabama grad who played five N-F-L games in 2019 with Green Bay. Following are the news releases from the Green and White…
DATE: January 15, 2021
RELEASE TIME: IMMEDIATELY
RELEASE: SR21-010
RIDERS EXTEND OFFENSIVE LINEMAN TERRAN VAUGHN
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have announced American offensive lineman Terran Vaughn has signed a one-year contract extension.
Vaughn (6’3-305lbs) remains in the Green and White through 2021 after initially joining the Club in 2017. Vaughn spent much of the 2019 season protecting quarterback Cody Fajardo’s blindside, making 15 starts at left tackle. The 26-year-old was part of an offensive line that allowed just 37 sacks while averaging 112.8 rushing yards per game for a total of 2,030 yards and a league-high 26 rushing touchdowns. Vaughn made his CFL debut on June 15, 2018 and has played in 22 career games. Prior to coming to the Riders, he spent time with the Indianapolis Colts, the Buffalo Bills and the Oakland Raiders.
The Texas native played four collegiate seasons at Stephen F. Austin State University (2012-15) and was part of an offence that averaged 427.9 yards and 28.7 points per game in his senior year and 460.8 yards per game in his junior year. Vaughn played in a total 46 games as Lumberjack, earning a starting position as freshman. In 2014 he was selected as an All-Southland Conference honourable mention.
DATE: January 15, 2021
RELEASE TIME: IMMEDIATELY
RELEASE: SR21-011
RIDERS INK DEAL WITH DEFENSIVE LINEMAN TIM WILLIAMS
Williams (6’3-252) joins the Riders after three NFL seasons, spending time with the Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks. The 27-year-old was selected by the Ravens in the third round (78th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft and went on to play 15 games with Baltimore, making ten tackles and two sacks. In 2019, Williams played five games with Green Bay.
Collegiately, Williams spent four seasons at the University of Alabama (2013-16) where he developed into a disruptive force on the defence over 34 games played. As a senior, the Louisiana native was named second team All-America by the Associated Press and Sports Illustrated, earned All-SEC second team and was a candidate for the Butkus Award. That season he collected 31 tackles,16 tackles for loss (fourth in SEC), nine sacks, 12 quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery he returned 23 yards for a touchdown. Williams was a consensus four-star prospect coming out of high school and was ranked the number one player in Louisiana. He chose Alabama over offers from Miami, LSU, Auburn, Arkansas, Florida, Florida State, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Southern California and Texas A&M.
