If you were looking around the C-F-L over the last 24 hours and noticed that most teams made a number of cuts to their training camp roster to get down to 75 players and the Saskatchewan Roughriders weren’t among them, the Green and White made up for it after their Day 10 workouts at Regina’s Mosaic Stadium.
The Riders announced the retirement of import offensive lineman Cyrus Kouandjio. They added four players from the suspended list…Canadian running back David Savard, import receiver Jordan Suell plus import linebackers Gary Johnson Junior and Michael Pinckney. The Roughriders got down to the 75-player limit, non including non-counters, by releasing four players.
Otherwise, one of the non-counters, Canadian draft choice Vincent Dethier went down after a special teams drill. After having his right knee Examined, Dethier got up and walked off the field with the trainers, at which point head coach Craig Dickenson ended the drill. Following is the news release from the Riders with the player moves…..
DATE: July 20, 2021
RELEASE TIME: IMMEDIATELY
RELEASE: SR21-068
RIDERS TRANSACTIONS
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have announced the following roster moves:
ADDED FROM SUSPENDED LIST:
- American linebacker Gary Johnson Jr.
- American linebacker Michael Pinckney
- National fullback David Savard
- American wide receiver Jordan Suell
RELEASED:
- American defensive lineman Markus Jones
- American linebacker Oluwaseun Idowu
- National linebacker Nakas Onyeka
- American wide receiver Kermit Whitfield
RETIRED
- American offensive lineman Cyrus Kouandjio
